Elegies

Author(s)

• Propertius, Sextus
• Camps, William Anthony

Bibliographic Information

Elegies

Propertius ; edited by W.A. Camps

Cambridge University Press, 1961-

• book 1 : pbk
• book 1 : hard
• book 2 : hard
• book 3 : hard
• book 4 : hard

Note

book 1 : pbk.: 1977

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Propertius, though his works are small in volume, is one of the foremost poets of the Augustan age, and his writing has a certain appeal to modern tastes (witness the admiration of Ezra Pound). Book I is especially suitable for the reader wanting a representative selection of Propertius' poetry. It stands on its own, having appeared in the first place as a separate collection; it reflects a distinct phase of the poet's activity (and of his emotional development); and it is the book which made his reputation. This edition is designed for the pocket of the university student, but it should find a wider audience among classicists of all ages. The introduction provides the necessary historical and critical background and relates Book I to the rest of the elegies; the notes are helpful and to the point; and the text has a reasonable minimum of apparatus. There are no modern editions of this size and scope.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Introduction
• Variants from the Oxford text
• Sigla
• Sexti properti elegiarum liber I
• Notes
• Addenda.

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Details

• NCID: BA20551689
• ISBN:
  • 0521292107
• LCCN: 67018309
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: lateng
• Place of Publication: Cambridge
• Pages/Volumes: v.
• Size: 19 cm
• Classification:
  • DC : 874/.01