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Propertius in love : the elegies /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Latín |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©2002.
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| Colección: | Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxxvi, 277 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780520935846 0520935845 0585419612 9780585419619 9780520228788 0520228782 9780520228795 0520228790 1282359495 9781282359499 1597348368 9781597348362 9786612359491 6612359498 |