The Roman Poetry of Love: Elegy and Politics in a Time of Revolution

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The Roman Poetry of Love explores the formation of a key literary genre in a troubled historical and political setting. The short-lived genre of Latin love elegy produced spectacular, multi-faceted and often difficult poetry. Its proponents Catullus, Tibullus, Propertius and Ovid remain to this day some of the most influential poetic voices of Western civilisation.

This accessible introduction combines aesthetic analysis with socio-political...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1780932049

ISBN13:9781780932040

Release Date:December 2013

Publisher:Bloomsbury Academic

Length:128 Pages

Weight:0.40 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"

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Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Poetry

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