Quality and Pleasure in Latin Poetry

Klappentext 1974 study of Latin poetry designed to encourage fresh readings and to illustrate critical approaches to the literature. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1974! these studies of Latin poetry were commissioned with two main purposes in mind: to encourage a fresh reading of several Latin poets from the time of Catullus to Horace! and to illustrate various modern! critical approaches to literature. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prologue; 1. Venusta sirmio: Catullus 31 Francis Cairns; 2. Vivida vis: Polemic and pathos in Lucretius 1. 62-101 E. J. Kennedy; 3. A version of pastoral: Virgil, Eclogue 4 Gordon Williams; 4. Scilicet et tempus veniet ...: Virgil, Georgics 1. 463-514 R. O. A. M. Lyne; 5. Of Mice and Men: Horace, Satires 2. 6. 77-117 David West; 6. Cvi non dictus hylas puer?: Propertius 1. 20 John Bramble; 7. Octium cum indignitate: Tibullus 1.1 Guy Lee; 8. Exegi monumentum: Horace, Odes 3. 30 Tony Woodman; 9. Epilogue; Notes; Abbreviations and bibliography; Select indexes.

Product details

• Authors: Woodman Tony, David West, A. J. Woodman, Tony Woodman, Woodman Tony
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.03.2010
• EAN: 9780521135764
• ISBN: 978-0-521-13576-4
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets