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Book SynopsisThe 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 AllTable 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
