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The elegiac poet Propertius responds in his verse to the complex changes that Rome underwent in his lifetime. These essays, by well-known scholars of Roman elegy, offer new ways of reading Propertius' topics, attitudes, and poetics.

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'A volume for serious students and scholars of Propertius and elegiac poetry and its place is in the academic library.' Claire Gruzelier, Classics for All

Table of Contents
  • Table of Contents
  • Foreword Diane Rayor
  • Introduction Sharon L. James
  • Chapter 1 Barbara Flaschenriem, “The Beloved as Dreamer and Objet d’Art: Propertius 1.3, 2.29a and 2.29b
  • Chapter 2 Barbara Flaschenriem, “Scenes of Instruction: Propertius 3.3 and 4.7”
  • Chapter 3 Andrew Feldherr, “Moving Parts: The New Form(alism) of Prop. 2.12”
  • Chapter 4 Ellen Greene, “Sex and Violence in Propertius”
  • Chapter 5 Lowell Bowditch, “Roman Cultural Imperialism and Cynthia’sImperium Sine Fine”
  • Chapter 6 Alison Keith, “Vergilian Loci in Propertius Book 4”
  • Chapter 7 Sharon L. James, “Blandi praecepta Properti: What Propertius Teaches

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      Publisher The University of Michigan Press
      Published 10/18/2022 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780472133246
      978-0472133246
      ISBN-10 0472133241

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The elegiac poet Propertius responds in his verse to the complex changes that Rome underwent in his lifetime. These essays, by well-known scholars of Roman elegy, offer new ways of reading Propertius' topics, attitudes, and poetics.

      Trade Review
      'A volume for serious students and scholars of Propertius and elegiac poetry and its place is in the academic library.' Claire Gruzelier, Classics for All

      Table of Contents
      • Table of Contents
      • Foreword Diane Rayor
      • Introduction Sharon L. James
      • Chapter 1 Barbara Flaschenriem, “The Beloved as Dreamer and Objet d’Art: Propertius 1.3, 2.29a and 2.29b
      • Chapter 2 Barbara Flaschenriem, “Scenes of Instruction: Propertius 3.3 and 4.7”
      • Chapter 3 Andrew Feldherr, “Moving Parts: The New Form(alism) of Prop. 2.12”
      • Chapter 4 Ellen Greene, “Sex and Violence in Propertius”
      • Chapter 5 Lowell Bowditch, “Roman Cultural Imperialism and Cynthia’sImperium Sine Fine”
      • Chapter 6 Alison Keith, “Vergilian Loci in Propertius Book 4”
      • Chapter 7 Sharon L. James, “Blandi praecepta Properti: What Propertius Teaches

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