Propertius: A Hellenistic Poet on Love and Death

by Theodore D. Papanghelis

Book Overview

The bond between love and death has long been recognised as a defining characteristic of the elegies of Propertius, but scholars have rarely clarified how or to what degree Propertius differed from other love poets in associating these themes. In this book, Dr Papanghelis traces the radical way in which Propertius dealt with amorous and morbid fantasies in his poems. He argues that the modes of erotic expression used in the elegies are fundamentally...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521106532
• ISBN13: 9780521106535
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"