Propertius: Elegies
Book II

Book II is especially suitable for the reader wanting a representative selection of Propertius' poetry.

Propertius (Author)

9780521109475, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 18 June 2009

248 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 1.4 cm, 0.28 kg

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. Book II 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 II 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.

Preface
Introduction
Variants from the Oxford text
Sigla
Sexti Properti Elegiarum Liber II
Notes.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: classical, early & medieval [DSBB]