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Propertius On The Site Of Rome, Kenneth S. Rothwell Jr.
Propertius On The Site Of Rome, Kenneth S. Rothwell Jr.
Kenneth S Rothwell, Jr.
The image of the site of Rome when it was hills, marshes and meadows, not yet spoiled by urban intrusion, was a favorite of Virgil and the Augustan elegists. In this paper I would like to examine the site as it appears in Propertius 4,1 ; 4,4 and 4,9. Although Propertius was following precendents from Tibullus 2,5 and Aeneid 8, his departures from the topography they mapped out need to be systematically examined. I will suggest (a) that Propertius generally offered a darker view of the site of Rome by endowing it with morally ambiguous qualities and by populating it …
Review Of Sidwell, Aristophanes The Democrat, In New England Classical Journal 38 (2011), 290-92., Kenneth S. Rothwell Jr.
Review Of Sidwell, Aristophanes The Democrat, In New England Classical Journal 38 (2011), 290-92., Kenneth S. Rothwell Jr.
Kenneth S Rothwell, Jr.
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