Propertius in love : the elegies

The Resource Propertius in love : the elegies
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Propertius in love : the elegies
Title remainder
the elegies
Statement of responsibility
translated by David R. Slavitt ; foreword by Matthew S. Santirocco
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Language
  • eng
  • lat
  • eng
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
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Cataloging source
N$T
Dewey number
874/.01
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government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
Index
no index present
Language note
English
LC call number
PA6645.E5
LC item number
S58 2002eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Series statement
The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature
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