Propertius in Love

The Elegies
1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-0-520-22879-5
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, 313 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 209 mm x 141 mm, Gewicht: 444 g

Reihe: A Joan Palevsky book in classical literature

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Propertius, Sextus

Weitere Mitwirkende

Slavitt, David

Slavitt, David R.

Santirocco, Matthew

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Lyrik und Dichter
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword
The Elegies
Notes

Über Autor(innen)

David R. Slavitt is a member of the faculty at Bennington College and is the author of acclaimed translations of Virgil, Ovid, Seneca, Aeschylus, and Aristophanes, as well as Solomon Ibn Gabirol and the biblical Book of the Twelve Prophets, among other translations and many books of poetry.