Propertius: Poet of Love and Leisure

by A.M. Keith

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In "Propertius: Poet of Love and Leisure", Alison Keith explores Propertius' elegiac poetry in the context of early imperial Roman society. Examining a variety of themes associated with both Propertian poetics (such genre theory, poetic models, the girlfriend, the rival) and the poet's social context within the early Augustan principate (such as Roman imperialism, the elite male cursus honorum, Augustus' building projects) she offers a synthetic...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0715634534

ISBN13:9780715634530

Release Date:November 2008

Publisher:Bristol Classical Press

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Literary Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Literature & Fiction Poetry

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