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Propertius: Elegies Book IV
Propertius
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Description for Propertius: Elegies Book IV
hardcover. Up-to-date commentary, with introduction and new text, on this important work of Latin poetry. Editor(s): Hutchinson, Gregory. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 481.
Propertius' fourth book is his most challenging and innovative. It disrupts genre; dislocates time and order; and meditates on gender, perception and history. A sort of postmodernism combines with narrative and structural verve, incisively physical writing and a gallery of colourful characters. This edition makes a demanding and rewarding text more accessible and more intelligible. The text is new; help and fresh ideas are offered on the text and meaning of words. A wide range of literary, inscriptional and archaeological material is used to illuminate this many-sided poetry. Much more space is given than in previous editions to literary interpretation ... Read more
Propertius' fourth book is his most challenging and innovative. It disrupts genre; dislocates time and order; and meditates on gender, perception and history. A sort of postmodernism combines with narrative and structural verve, incisively physical writing and a gallery of colourful characters. This edition makes a demanding and rewarding text more accessible and more intelligible. The text is new; help and fresh ideas are offered on the text and meaning of words. A wide range of literary, inscriptional and archaeological material is used to illuminate this many-sided poetry. Much more space is given than in previous editions to literary interpretation ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Language
English
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521819572
SKU
V9780521819572
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About Propertius
Gregory Hutchinson is Professor of Greek and Latin Languages and Literature at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Exeter College. His most recent publications include Cicero's Correspondence: A Literary Study (1998) and Greek Lyric Poetry (2001).
Reviews for Propertius: Elegies Book IV
'Hutchinson gives us a tightly written account of the important issues in the last book, laying out with impressive brevity in his introduction the connections between the book and its predecessors … this is a splendid example of the benefits of the detailed commentary as a genre.' The Times Literary Supplement 'Hutchinson's commentary offers a wealth of information on everything ... Read more