ENGLISH

Propertius: A Hellenistic Poet on Love and Death

By Theodore D. Papanghelis

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9780511753558, 9780521323147, 9780521106535
DOI
10.1017/CBO9780511753558
Google Books ID
-tKDzvyLBpYC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3509378 bytes)
Pages
249\249
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

The bond between love and death has long been recognised as a defining characteristic of the elegies of Propertius, but scholars have rarely clarified how or to what degree Propertius differed from other love poets in associating these themes. In this book, Dr Papanghelis traces the radical way in which Propertius dealt with amorous and morbid fantasies in his poems. He argues that the modes of erotic expression used in the elegies are fundamentally unconventional, to the point that the definitions of love and death are interdependent. This book offers a detailed reading of some of the most stimulating and problematic of Propertius' elegies, offering fresh insight on the question of the poet's sensuous temperament and the significance of the love-death relationship in his works.

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