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      • Edited by Thea S. Thorsen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim
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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      18 December 2013
      21 November 2013
      ISBN:
      9781139028288
      9780521765367
      9780521129374
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CCO9781139028288
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.84kg, 452 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.73kg, 452 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Literature, Classical Studies, Classical Literature, English Literature: General Interest, European and World Literature: General Interest
      Series:
      Cambridge Companions to Literature
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    Subjects:
    Literature, Classical Studies, Classical Literature, English Literature: General Interest, European and World Literature: General Interest
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    Cambridge Companions to Literature
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    Latin love elegy is one of the most important poetic genres in the Augustan era, also known as the golden age of Roman literature. This volume brings together leading scholars from Australia, Europe and North America to present and explore the Greek and Roman backdrop for Latin love elegy, the individual Latin love elegists (both the canonical and the non-canonical), their poems and influence on writers in later times. The book is designed as an accessible introduction for the general reader interested in Latin love elegy and the history of love and lament in Western literature, as well as a collection of critically stimulating essays for students and scholars of Latin poetry and of the classical tradition.

    Reviews

    'This collection is a worthy addition to the ongoing research and discussion on Latin love elegy, a genre that by no means has exhausted literary analysis, and that still provides valuable insights to Augustan Rome.'

    Source: Bryn Mawr Classical Review

    'Devotees of the works of Propertius, Tibullus, Sulpicia, Ovid and the enigmatic Gallus will find much to celebrate in the two dozen contributions of this volume, which constitutes a true primer to a vast and challenging field of literary inquiry … All students of Latin poetry and its afterlife will want to consult this volume.'

    R. Alden Smith Source: The Classical Review

    ‘[Thorsen]’s Companion is a gem in a celebrated series. All students of Latin poetry and its afterlife will want to consult this volume.’

    Lee Fratantuono Source: The Classical Review

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