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 and historical contextualization, in the light of modern work. The book is approached as a dynamic sequence of poems rather than a collection. The edition should be valuable to both students and scholars.
| ISBN: | 9780521525619 |
| Publication date: | 31st August 2006 |
| Author: | Propertius |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 272 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics |
| Genres: |
Ancient history Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval |
Propertius' fourth book is his most challenging and innovative. It disrupts genre; dislocates time and order; and meditates on gender, perception and history.
Propertius: Elegies Book IV features in the following genres: Ancient history, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval
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Propertius: Elegies Book IV was written by Propertius and published by Cambridge University Press
Propertius: Elegies Book IV has 272 pages
Yes it is part of Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics series
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