The Complete Poems of Tibullus

Tibullus is considered one of the finest exponents of Latin lyric in the golden age of Rome, during the Emperor Augustuss reign, and his poetry retains its enduring beauty and appeal. Together these works provide an important document for anyone who seeks to understand Roman culture and sexuality and the origins of Western poetry.

List of contents

Preface

Introduction
Julia Haig Gaisser

Tibullus: Books 1 and 2
Lygdamus: Corpus Tibullianum 3.1–6
Sulpicia: Corpus Tibullianum 3.13–18 = 4.7–12
Domitius Marsus Epigram
Appendix: Ovid Amores 3.9

Notes to the Translations
Glossary
Select Bibliography
Index

About the author

Michael C. J. Putnam is MacMillan Professor of Classics and Professor of Comparative Literature emeritus at Brown University.

Summary

Tibullus is considered one of the finest exponents of Latin lyric in the golden age of Rome, during the Emperor Augustus’s reign, and his poetry retains its enduring beauty and appeal. Together these works provide an important document for anyone who seeks to understand Roman culture and sexuality and the origins of Western poetry.

• The new translation by Rodney Dennis and Michael Putnam conveys to students the elegance and wit of the original poems.

• Ideal for courses on classical literature, classical civilization, Roman history, comparative literature, and the classical tradition and reception.

• The Latin verses will be printed side-by-side with the English text.

• Explanatory notes and a glossary elucidate context and describe key names, places, and events.

• An introduction by Julia Haig Gaisser provides the necessary historical and social background to the poet’s life and works.

• Includes the poems of Sulpicia and Lygdamus, transmitted with the text of Tibullus and formerly ascribed to him.

Additional text

“Quite simply, the best translation of Latin non-narrative poetry I have ever seen.”

Product details

• Authors: Lygdamus, Sulpicia Lygdamus, Sulpicia, Albius Tibullus, Tibullus Albius
• Assisted by: Julia Haig Gaisser (Introduction), Gaisser Julia Haig (Introduction), Rodney G. Dennis (Translation), Dennis Rodney G. (Translation), Michael C. J. Putnam (Translation), Putnam Michael C. J. (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2012
• EAN: 9780520272545
• ISBN: 978-0-520-27254-5
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 231 mm x 13 mm
• Series: A Joan Palevsky book in classical literature; A Joan Palevsky Book in Classical Literature (UPCCP)
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval