Propertius 2.1.71-78 and the Latin epitaphs.
The article examines the Latin poem by Propertius, lines 2.1.71-78, to illustrate the relationship between the elegy and the Latin epitaphs in fashion. It addresses the relationship in form and in meaning of lines 71-72 to the literary convention of the epitaphs, comments on imitation by lines 75-76...
| Publicado en: | Mnemosyne Vol. 52; no. 2; pp. 194 - 198 |
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| Formato: | Poetry Review |
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Brill Academic Publishers
Apr99
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| Sumario: | The article examines the Latin poem by Propertius, lines 2.1.71-78, to illustrate the relationship between the elegy and the Latin epitaphs in fashion. It addresses the relationship in form and in meaning of lines 71-72 to the literary convention of the epitaphs, comments on imitation by lines 75-76 of the commonplace of the invitation to the passer-by, and explores typical and literary convention of the epitaphs. |
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