Catullus to Ovid, reading Latin love elegy : a literary commentary with Latin text / Joan Booth ; translations by Guy Lee and Joan Booth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Booth, Joan.

Contributor:

Lee, Guy (Arthur Guy)

Series:

Classical studies series

Language:

English

Latin

Subjects (All):

Elegiac poetry, Latin--History and criticism.

Elegiac poetry, Latin.

Love poetry, Latin--History and criticism.

Love poetry, Latin.

Elegiac poetry, Latin--Translations into English.

Love poetry, Latin--Translations into English.

Rome--In literature.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

Physical Description:

xlv, 164 pages ; 22 cm.

Edition:

Revised edition, reprinted with minor corrections.

Place of Publication:

London : Bristol Classical Press, 2000.

Summary:

This text offers an introduction, Latin text, translation and literary commentary on seventeen poems by Catullus, Propertius, Tibullus and Ovid. It is intended for students who are approaching the genre of Latin love elegy for the first time - both those who have a knowledge of Latin and those who may wish to study the genre in translation. The poems have been selected to represent each author's particular qualities; while the commentary aims to bring out their literary qualities and invites comparison and contrast between them. Revised from a previous edition - "Reading Latin Love Elegy" - which contained no text, this book includes translations of Catullus, Propertious and Ovid by Guy Lee; and versions of Tibullus by Joan Booth, who also provides the introduction and commentary

Notes:

"A version of this book first appeared in the BCP Companions series as Latin Love Elegy (1995)"--P. vii.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-164).

ISBN:

1853996068

OCLC:

48761033