Elegies by Propertius

Elegies by Propertius

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The passionate and dramatic elegies of Propertius (ca. 50–soon after 16 BC) gained him a reputation as one of Rome’s finest love poets. He portrays the uneven course of his love affair with Cynthia and also tells us much about the society of his time, then in later poems turns to the legends of ancient Rome.

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Elegies by Propertius

The passionate and dramatic elegies of Propertius (ca. 50soon after 16 BC) gained him a reputation as one of Romes finest love poets. He portrays the uneven course of his love affair with Cynthia and also tells us much about the society of his time, then in later poems turns to the legends of ancient Rome.
This translation is…lively, elegant, and scholarly… [Goold’s] text is not only independent but enterprising, a refreshing change after Fedili’s Teubner-- D. R. Shackleton Bailey * Gnomon *
G. P. Goold was William Lampson Professor of Latin Language and Literature at Yale University, and General Editor of the Loeb Classical Library (1974–1999).
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ISBN 13 9780674990203
ISBN 10 067499020X
Title Elegies
Author Propertius
Series Loeb Classical Library
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Harvard University Press
Year published 1990-01-01
Number of pages 464
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