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A New Voice In Roman Elegy: The Poeta Of Propertius 2.1, Randall Colaizzi
A New Voice In Roman Elegy: The Poeta Of Propertius 2.1, Randall Colaizzi
Randall Colaizzi
The introductory elegies of Propertius' first two books reveal quite different speakers: in 1.1 an abject amator whose emotional tortute develops throughout the Monobiblos; but in 2.1 a confident and proud poeta. Book 2 includes several pieces in which Propertius writes less about his involvement with Cynthia after the fashion of Book 1, and more about his involvement with the poetic process, a critical juncture in the history of Roman Elegy. For the speaker of the Monobiblos, poetry merely serves his love; beyond its implicit function as a vehicle for querelae, its utility in winning the …