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Propertius, Greek Myth, and Virgil - Rivalry, Allegory, and Polemic (Hardcover)
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Propertius, Greek Myth, and Virgil - Rivalry, Allegory, and Polemic (Hardcover)
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This volume offers a strikingly innovative account of Propertius'
relationship with Virgil, positing a keen rivalry between two of
the greatest poets of Latin literature, contemporaries within the
circle of Maecenas. It begins by examining all of the references to
Greek mythology in Propertius' first book; these passages emerge as
strongly intertextual in nature, providing a way for the poet to
situate himself with respect to his predecessors, both Greek and
Roman. More specifically, myth is also the medium of a sustained
polemic with Virgil's Eclogues, published only a few years earlier.
Virgil's response can be traced in the Georgics, and subsequently,
in his second and third books, Propertius continued to use
mythology and its relationship to contemporary events as a vehicle
for literary polemic. This volume argues that their competition can
be seen as exemplifying a revised model for how the poets within
Maecenas' circle interacted and engaged with each other's work - a
model based on rivalry rather than ideological adhesion or
subversion - while also painting a revealing picture of how Virgil
was viewed by a contemporary in the days before his death had
canonized his work as an instant classic. In particular, its novel
interpretation offers us a new understanding of Propertius, one of
the foundational figures in Western love poetry, and how his
frequent references to other poets, especially Gallus and Ennius,
take on new meanings when interpreted as responses to Virgil's
changing career.
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