Cynthia: A Companion to the Text of Propertius

A Companion to the Text of Propertius

Bibliographic Data

ID23184381
AuthorsPropertius Sextus Propertius (corresponding author), Propertius [Sextus Propertius]
EditorsStephen J Heyworth
Year2007
Pages650
Publication date2007-11-22
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueCynthia (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/actrade/9780199228706.book.1
OpenAlexW2490390377
Open LibraryOL10145991M
ISBN9780199228706
LanguageEN
Citations received34

"The text of Propertius is one of the worst transmitted of the classical Latin authors. Many recent editions have been conservative; they are frequently unreadable as a result. The commentaries have also been uncritical, confidently interpreting the errors of the manuscripts without weighing the probability of corruption. In an attempt to open up debate, Cynthia provides a thorough examination of the areas of doubt, and explains the readings printed in the new Oxford Classical Text (published at the same time)." "The bulk of the book consists in a commentary on the text, concentrating on the problematic couplets and passages. Particular attention is paid to questions of coherence and incoherence, with detailed examination of poem division (conjectural in the manuscripts) and the fragmentary state of many sequences in Book 2. Literary observations are regularly used to support arguments on the grounds of usage, style, metre, and sense, and the commentary will thus serve as an essential tool in the study of many aspects of Propertius. In its clear exposition of technical issues, the book provides a survey of elegiac style, and an introduction to Latin textual criticism in the modern age." "As a statement of what the editor thinks the printed text might mean, the volume includes a translation; uncertainties and ambiguities are acknowledged through alternative versions."--Jacket.

Art · Literature · Classical Philosophy and Thought · History · Ancient, Classical & Medieval · Elegiac poetry, Latin · Elegiae · History and criticism · Latin · Latin Elegiac poetry · Latin poetry · Latin poetry, history and criticism · Liber 1 · Poetry · Poetry & poets: classical, early & medieval · Propertius, sextus · Sextus Propertius