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Propertius in love : the elegies / Sextus Propertius ; translated by David R. Slavitt ; foreword by Matthew S. Santirocco.
De Gruyter University of California Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Propertius, Sextus.
- Standardized Title:
- Elegiae. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Elegiac poetry, Latin--Translations into English.
- Elegiac poetry, Latin.
- Love poetry, Latin--Translations into English.
- Love poetry, Latin.
- Propertius, Sextus--Translations into English.
- Propertius, Sextus.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (315 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley : University of California Press, c2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- These ardent, even obsessed, poems about erotic passion are among the brightest jewels in the crown of Latin literature. Written by Propertius, Rome's greatest poet of love, who was born around 50 b.c., a contemporary of Ovid, these elegies tell of Propertius' tormented relationship with a woman he calls "Cynthia." Their connection was sometimes blissful, more often agonizing, but as the poet came to recognize, it went beyond pride or shame to become the defining event of his life. Whether or not it was Propertius' explicit intention, these elegies extend our ideas of desire, and of the human condition itself.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD: READING PROPERTIUS
- THE ELEGIES
- NOTES
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 9786612359491
- 9781282359499
- 1282359495
- 9780520935846
- 0520935845
- 9781597348362
- 1597348368
- OCLC:
- 475927337
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