Oxford Readings in Propertius

Book Overview

This volume focuses on the great Roman love poet Propertius. Propertius' poetry reveals an ardent love affair between the poet and his girlfriend, whom he calls 'Cynthia', yet it also offers a snapshot of life in ancient Rome during the Augustan age (20s BC). While this was a period of growth and revival after the crippling civil wars of the previous century, it was also a time when Rome was adjusting to a new form of government under its first emperor...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199563047
• ISBN13: 9780199563043
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.4"