Tibullus: A Commentary

by Michael C.J. Putnam

Book Overview

Volume 3 in the American Philological Association Series. The work of the Latin elegiac poet Tibullus (c. 55-19 b.c.) is characterized by an artful, witty "simplicity," and it relies on repetition, ambiguity, irony, and paradox for its effect. His poetry appealed to his countrymen in his own time, as it still does to students today, and this textbook is designed to explain and enhance that appeal. The commentary presented here is limited to the sixteen...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806115602
• ISBN13: 9780806115603
• Release Date: November 1979
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 7.8"