Sextus propertius: the augustan elegist
Auteur :
Cairns, Francis
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521117708
Date de publication :
30 juil. 2009
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,9 cm
Poids :
750 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In 30–15 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.