A Latin Lover in Ancient Rome: Readings in Propertius and His Genre

by W.R. Johnson

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Over the centuries, Latin love elegy has inspired love poetry in the West from Petrarch to Pound. A Latin Lover in Ancient Rome: Readings in Propertius and His Genre offers a critical reevaluation of the Latin elegiac poet Propertius, situating him within the social and political milieu of first-century BCE Rome. W. R. Johnson's study is centered on close readings of the poems in Propertius' four books that emphasize both his celebration of...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0814256481

ISBN13:9780814256480

Release Date:October 2020

Publisher:Ohio State University Press

Length:180 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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