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LCL · Latin

Elegies

by Propertius

Four books of love elegy centred on Cynthia, the most difficult and most inventive of the Latin elegists.

The Edition

Original language
Latin
Translated by
G. P. Goold

Publication

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Series
Loeb Classical Library (LCL)
Series volume
18
Date published
1990-01-01
Print status
In print

The Physical Book

Binding
Hardcover
Dust jacket
Yes
Total pages
464 pages
ISBN-13
9780674990203

Reference

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Contents

  • PREFACE
  • NOTE TO REVISED EDITION
  • INTRODUCTION
    • ABOUT THE POET
    • PROPERTIUS AND ROMAN ELEGY
    • THE MANUSCRIPTS
    • THE DIVISION INTO BOOKS
    • PROBLEMS OF THE TEXT
    • EDITORIAL PRINCIPLES
  • SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • THE ELEGIES OF SEXTUS PROPERTIUS
    • BOOK ONE
    • BOOK TWO
    • BOOK THREE
    • BOOK FOUR
  • INDEX