Subjecting Verses Latin Love Elegy and the Emergence of the Real |
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| Author:
| Miller, Paul Allen |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-09674-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2003 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $87.00 |
Book Description:
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The elegy flared into existence, commanded the cultural stage for several decades, then went extinct. This book accounts for the swift rise and sudden decline of a genre whose life span was incredibly brief relative to its impact. It presents the history of Latin erotic elegy since Georg Luck's.
The elegy flared into existence, commanded the cultural stage for several decades, then went extinct. This book accounts for the swift rise and sudden decline of a genre whose life span was incredibly brief relative to its impact. It presents the history of Latin erotic elegy since Georg Luck's.