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Erotic Love Poems of Greece and Rome (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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Erotic Love Poems of Greece and Rome (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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Erotic desire is as old as the human race and erotic literature as
old as civilization. With bold, new translations, the author
presents and discusses some of the most beautiful, stirring
expressions of erotic desire from the ancient world of Greece and
Rome, reaching across three thousand years of history to tap into
the many kinds of passion we still know today: new or seasoned,
obsessive or unrequited, heterosexual or homosexual, noble or
illicit. Students learn the cultural events that led to a grand
flourish of erotic poetry in Greece and Rome during the Archaic and
Hellenistic periods, as well as the "Golden Age of Rome." Readers
traverse the varied works of over 35 different poets: from the epic
interludes of Homer and Vergil to the personal lyrics of Sappho and
Catullus, from the playful admonitions of Ovid to the dark elegies
of Propertius, from a woman's meditations on romance scribbled on a
fragile papyrus in Egypt to anonymous verses about lost love
scrawled on a crumbling wall in Pompeii. By introducing the reader
to the greatest poets of the ancient world, this compelling
collection demonstrates why ancient love poems have stood the test
of time and continue to resonate with contemporary audiences.
Complete with introductions, cultural context, and engaging
analysis for each selected work, along with thought-provoking
questions to stimulate classroom discussion, Erotic Love Poems of
Greece and Rome is an ideal choice for survey courses in classics,
world literature, humanities, sexuality, and gender studies.
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