The Roman Poetry of Love: Elegy and Politics in a Time of Revolution
Efrossini Spentzou
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Description for The Roman Poetry of Love: Elegy and Politics in a Time of Revolution
Paperback. This book discusses the gendering of power in Latin love elegy, offering new insight and interpretation in the context of the Augustan regime. Series: Classical World. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 180.
The Roman Poetry of Love explores the formation of a key literary genre in a troubled historical and political setting. The short-lived genre of Latin love elegy produced spectacular, multi-faceted and often difficult poetry. Its proponents Catullus, Tibullus, Propertius and Ovid remain to this day some of the most influential poetic voices of Western civilisation. This accessible introduction combines aesthetic analysis with socio-political context to provide a concise but comprehensive portrait of the Roman elegy, its main participants and its cultural and political milieu. Focusing on a series of specific poems, the title portrays the development of ... Read more
The Roman Poetry of Love explores the formation of a key literary genre in a troubled historical and political setting. The short-lived genre of Latin love elegy produced spectacular, multi-faceted and often difficult poetry. Its proponents Catullus, Tibullus, Propertius and Ovid remain to this day some of the most influential poetic voices of Western civilisation. This accessible introduction combines aesthetic analysis with socio-political context to provide a concise but comprehensive portrait of the Roman elegy, its main participants and its cultural and political milieu. Focusing on a series of specific poems, the title portrays the development of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Classical World
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780932040
SKU
V9781780932040
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About Efrossini Spentzou
Efrossini Spentzou is Senior Lecturer in Latin Literature, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.
Reviews for The Roman Poetry of Love: Elegy and Politics in a Time of Revolution
This is an introduction to Latin love elegy with an edge. By highlighting the emotions expressed in the poems, Efi Spentzou takes us beyond the mere techniques of poetical composition into the imaginary world of the elegiac lover and sets it in its turbulent historical context, the second half of the first century BCE. By close readings she examines how ... Read more