Propertius (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

H. E. Butler

9780266230373: Propertius (Classic Reprint)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0266230377 ISBN 13: 9780266230373

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

View all copies of this ISBN edition

0 Used

2 New

From � 36.50

Excerpt from Propertius

A few words are necessary in connection with the text contained in this volume. There are a number of passages in Propertius where it cannot be said that any certain emendation has been made. In such cases I have inserted the most plausible correction in the text, in order not to confuse readers of the trans lation. I do not wish it to be supposed that I regard such corrections as certain. In some cases they are only a pig aller. Propertius presents such difficulties to the translator that an apology for its deficiencies is perhaps unnecessary. NO one is more sensible of them than myself. I have attempted, as far as pos sible, to keep close to the Latin, even in cases - and they are not a few - where from the point of view of style a free paraphrase would have been in many ways preferable.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.