Propertius, Greek Myth, and Virgil: Rivalry, Allegory, and Polemic

by Peter Heslin

This volume offers a strikingly innovative account of Propertius' relationship with Virgil, positing a keen rivalry between two of the greatest poets of Latin literature, contemporaries within the circle of Maecenas. It begins by examining all of the references to Greek mythology in Propertius' first book; these passages emerge as strongly intertextual in nature, providing a way for the poet to situate himself with respect to his predecessors, both...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199541574
• ISBN13: 9780199541577
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.3"