Propertius : Elegies I-IV

Name: Propertius
Brand: University of Oklahoma Press
SKU: 9780806134680
Price: 3850 KES
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ISBN: 9780806134680

by Propertius

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 0806134682

ISBN-13 9780806134680

Publisher University of Oklahoma Press

Imprint University of Oklahoma Press

Country of Manufacture US

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Dec 15th, 2006

Print length 504 Pages

Weight 738 grams

Dimensions 23.50 x 15.60 x 2.60 cms

Product Classification: Language teaching & learning (other than ELT)Language teaching and learning Ancient, classical and medieval texts Classical texts

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The Latin poet Propertius (ca. 50-16 B.C.) is considered by many to be the greatest elegiac poet of Rome. Long neglected because of the obscurity of his thought and the vagaries of his syntax, Propertius has now emerged as a writer of compelling originality and intellectual power. In this authoritative edition of Propertius''s elegies, L. Richardson, jr, makes these challenging poems both intelligible and accessible.

For students of literature and history alike, Propertius offers insights into the intellectual world of Augustan Rome and Roman society. His perplexities and frustrations, his struggles with himself and with his domineering and capricious mistress Cynthia, and his exhilarations and depressions all strike a surprisingly familiar chord for the modern reader.

Through an in-depth introduction and explanatory notes, Richardson strives to make the poems as readable as possible, at the same time examining the complexities and textual difficulties of the texts. Each elegy is accompanied by an introductory note providing a literary interpretation of the poem, followed by full and detailed commentary.

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