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subducto... uultu: Looking Up in Propertius 2.10.

A critique of the Latin elegiac poem "Propertius 2.10," by Sextus Propertius, a Roman poet who lived around 50-15 Before Christ (BC). Topics discussed include the poet's proposal to abandon love elegy and the adoption of a more serious style of poetry with a suitably elevated expression. Also mentio...

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Published in:Mnemosyne Vol. 69; no. 2; pp. 307 - 312
Main Author: Berry, Michael
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: Brill Academic Publishers 2016
Subjects:
Propertius 2.10 (Poem)
Propertius, Sextus, ca. 50 B.C.-15 B.C.
Latin literature > History & criticism
Latin poetry
Literary criticism
Latin elegiac poetry
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:A critique of the Latin elegiac poem "Propertius 2.10," by Sextus Propertius, a Roman poet who lived around 50-15 Before Christ (BC). Topics discussed include the poet's proposal to abandon love elegy and the adoption of a more serious style of poetry with a suitably elevated expression. Also mentioned are the metaphorically bowed head as a defining characteristic in Propertius's poems as well as his recusative tone.