Propertius: Elegies: Book II - Hardcover

Propertius

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 052106001X ISBN 13: 9780521060011

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1967

Synopsis

Propertius, though his works are small in volume, is one of the foremost poets of the Augustan age and his writing has a certain appeal to modern tastes. Book II is especially suitable for the reader wanting a representative selection of Propertius' poetry. It stands on its own, having appeared in the first place as a separate collection; it reflects a distinct phase of the poet's activity (and of his emotional development); and it is the book which made his reputation. This edition is designed for the pocket of the university student, but it should find a wider audience among classicists of all ages. The introduction provides the necessary historical and critical background and relates Book II to the rest of the elegies; the notes are helpful and to the point; and the text has a reasonable minimum of apparatus. There are no modern editions of this size and scope.

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This translation is... lively, elegant, and scholarly... [Goold's] text is not only independent but enterprising, a refreshing change after Fedili's Teubner.--D. R. Shackleton Bailey "Gnomon "

Book Description

Propertius, though his works are small in volume, is one of the foremost poets of the Augustan age and his writing has a certain appeal to modern tastes. Book II is especially suitable for the reader wanting a representative selection of Propertius' poetry.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1967
• Language: Latin
• ISBN 10: 052106001X
• ISBN 13: 9780521060011
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 246