Roman erotic elegy

Paul Veyne

A collection of Greek and Latin inscriptions and papyri in English translation. They are all primary sources for our knowledge of the history of Rome in this period. A translation of the French ed. of 1983. A witty and learned foray into the love poems of Propertius, Tibullus, Catullus, and Ovid. A reading whose implications extend beyond the confines of classical poetry into matters of literary theory, aesthetics, and cultural difference. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR