BACKGROUNDS TO AUGUSTAN POETRY Gallus, Elegy and Rome

Mild water-staining to upper edges of boards and endpapers (does not affect text). Small chip to cloth at head of spine. Small stain to rear endpaper. DJ is tattered with tears, chipping, rubbing and a bit of water-staining. ; 184 pages

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In the first century BC, Latin poetry underwent considerable changes - from the neoteric poetics of Catullus and his contemporaries, through the development of elegy, to the Roman themes that the Augustan poets finally adopted as their subject. Augustan poets were self-conscious and concerned with the works of their predecessors and contemporaries, yet there often appears a conflict between their professed poetics and what they in fact wrote. In his 'poetic biography' of the period, Professor Ross traces the developing attitude of these poets towards poetry as an art and considers why they came to write as they did. Discussion throughout is based on specific poems and passages, providing a background for critical interpretation. The book offers comprehensive and striking answers to long-standing questions and will be of importance to all students of Latin poetry.

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ISBN: 0521207045

ISBN-13: 9780521207041

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Year: 1975

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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