Sextus Propertius

Study of Propertius' four books of elegies investigating their sources and motives.

Autorentext
Francis Cairns is Professor of Classical Languages at the Florida State University. He is the author of Generic Composition in Greek and Roman Poetry (1972), Tibullus: A Hellenistic Poet at Rome (1979) and Virgil's Augustan Epic (1989), as well as numerous articles on Greek and Latin poetry.

Klappentext
Study of Propertius??? four books of elegies investigating their sources and motives.

Zusammenfassung
In 3015 BC Sextus Propertius composed at Rome four books of elegies which exhibit an unparalleled richness of themes, concepts and language. This book relates Propertius' elegies to his family and background in Assisi and to the patrons of his poetry - Tullus, 'Gallus', Maecenas and Augustus.

Inhalt
Preface; Abbreviations; 1. The Propertii; 2. The Volcacii Tulli and others; 3. 'Gallus'; 4. Gallan elegies, themes and motifs; 5. Gallan metrics I; 6. Gallan metrics II; 7. Propertius 1.20, Gallus, and Parthenius of Nicaea; 8. Maecenas; 9. The circle of Maecenas in Propertius 2.34; 10. Augustus; 11. A lighter shade of praise? Propertius 3.17 and 3.14; 12. Three Propemptika for 'Caesar'; Works cited; Indexes.

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