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Tibullus: Hellenistic Poet at Rome - Softcover

Cairns, Francis

 
9780521296830: Tibullus: Hellenistic Poet at Rome
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0521296838 ISBN 13: 9780521296830
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Tibullus was one of the leading poets of Augustan Rome. Professor Cairns examines in detail aspects of Tibullus' poetic craftsmanship - his learning, his interest in the meanings of words, his use of suspense and deception, his control of the structures of his elegies - and demonstrates the original qualities of Tibullus' verse. This examination is carried out by relating Tibullus' work at all points to the Hellenistic poetic tradition and the literary genres and conventions it developed. This book will be of particular interest to students of Latin and Hellenistic Greek literature, and, as all Greek is translated, it should also be useful to students of comparative literature.

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Book Description

Tibullus was one of the leading poets of Augustan Rome. Professor Cairns examines in detail aspects of Tibullus' poetic craftsmanship - his learning, his interest in the meanings of words, his use of suspense and deception, his control of the structures of his elegies - and demonstrates the original qualities of Tibullus' verse.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521296838
ISBN 13 
9780521296830
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
264