Propertius in love [[electronic resource] ] : the elegies / / Sextus Propertius ; translated by David R. Slavitt ; foreword by Matthew S. Santirocco

• Autore: Propertius Sextus
• Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (315 p.)
• Disciplina: 874/.01
• Soggetto topico: Elegiac poetry, Latin; Love poetry, Latin
• Soggetto non controllato: academic; ancient poetry; ancient world; classical poetry; elegies; erotic poetry; human condition; latin literature; latin poetry; love poetry; mfa; obsession; ovid; poems; poetic forms; poetic; poetry studies; poetry translation; poetry; propertius; relationships; roman history; roman poet; scholarly; sex; sexuality; translation; unrequited love
• Altri autori: SlavittDavid R. <1935->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD: READING PROPERTIUS -- THE ELEGIES -- NOTES
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Propertius in love
• ISBN: 1-282-35949-5; 9786612359491; 0-520-93584-5; 1-59734-836-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827514003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II