Propertius, Greek Myth, and Virgil
«[a] learned and thought-provoking book ... It is a testament to the persuasiveness of Heslin's arguments that in most instances where a reader disagrees with his interpretation, one is much more likely to seek an alternate explanation than to doubt the possibility of the myth's relevance to its larger thematic context.»
Jeri DeBrohun, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
This volume offers a strikingly innovative account of Propertius' relationship with Virgil, positing a keen rivalry between two of the greatest poets of Latin literature, contemporaries within the circle of Maecenas. Les mer
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More specifically, myth is also the medium of a sustained polemic with Virgil's Eclogues, published only a few years earlier. Virgil's response can be traced in the Georgics, and subsequently, in his second and third books, Propertius continued to use mythology and its relationship to contemporary
events as a vehicle for literary polemic. This volume argues that their competition can be seen as exemplifying a revised model for how the poets within Maecenas' circle interacted and engaged with each other's work - a model based on rivalry rather than ideological adhesion or subversion - while also painting a revealing picture of how Virgil was viewed by a contemporary in the days before his death had canonized his work as an instant classic. In particular, its novel interpretation offers us
a new understanding of Propertius, one of the foundational figures in Western love poetry, and how his frequent references to other poets, especially Gallus and Ennius, take on new meanings when interpreted as responses to Virgil's changing career.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Oxford University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780199541577
- Utgivelsesår
- 2018
- Format
- 24 x 16 cm
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«[a] learned and thought-provoking book ... It is a testament to the persuasiveness of Heslin's arguments that in most instances where a reader disagrees with his interpretation, one is much more likely to seek an alternate explanation than to doubt the possibility of the myth's relevance to its larger thematic context.»
Jeri DeBrohun, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
«This is a work of the very best kind of scholarship. Anyone who has ever read anything by the author knows what to expect: a lucid, densely argued, yet attractively presented revisionist argument, supported by penetrating close-readings of the evidence. H. offers a compelling interpretation of the continuous interaction with Vergil in Propertius' first three books ... This book throws a big rock into the pond of Augustan poetry; the ripples will be seen for some time to come.»
Gary Vos, Classics for all
«All students of Propertius will profit from reading this important book.»
John F. Miller, Charlottesville, VA, Gnomon