Sextus Propertius: The Augustan Elegist

by Francis Cairns

Book Overview

In 30-15 BC Sextus Propertius composed at Rome four books of elegies which range from erotic to learned to political and exhibit an unparalleled richness of themes, concepts and language. This book investigates their sources and motives, examining Propertius' family background in Umbrian Asisium and tracing his career as he sought through poetry to restore his family's fortunes after the Civil Wars. Propertius' progress within the Roman poetic establishment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521117704
• ISBN13: 9780521117708
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"