The elegiac poet Propertius responds in his verse to the complex changes that Rome underwent in his lifetime, taking on numerous topics of poetry, poetic and sexual rivalry, visual art, violence, imperialism, colonialism, civil war, the radical new emperor Augustus, and more. These essays, by well-known scholars of Roman elegy, offer new ways of reading Propertius' topics, attitudes, and poetics.This book begins with two distinguished essays by influential Propertian scholar Barbara Flaschenriem, who passed away unexpectedly. The other contributions, offered in her memory, are by Diane Rayor, Andrew Feldherr, Ellen Greene, Lowell Bowditch, Alison Keith, and volume editor Sharon L. James. These essays explore themes including Propertian didacticism, dream interpretation, visual art and formalism, sex and violence, Roman imperialism and its connection to the elegiac puella, and Propertius' engagement, in Book 4, with Vergil's poetry.

About the Author
Sharon L. James is Professor of Classics at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Reviews
'A volume for serious students and scholars of Propertius and elegiac poetry and its place is in the academic library.' Claire Gruzelier, Classics for All



Book Information
ISBN 9780472133246
Author Sharon L. James
Format Hardback
Page Count 244
Imprint The University of Michigan Press
Publisher The University of Michigan Press
Weight(grams) 363g