Tibullus: A Hellenisic Poet at Rome por Cairns, Francis - 1979

London: Cambridge University Press. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xii, 250pp. Good soft cover. Minor wear with slightly toned pages. Clean pages, sound binding. . Good. Soft cover. 1979.

Cambridge University Press, 1980-01-31. Paperback. Like New. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Light wear. Clean, unmarked pages. XII, 250 p. ; 22 cm

Cambridge University Press. Very Good+. 2008. Softcover. 0521296838 . Light shelfwear to wraps with faint crease to one corner. Else fine. ; 264 pages; Tibullus was one of the leading poets of Augustan Rome. Professor Cairns examines in detail aspects of Tibullus' poetic craftsmanship - his learning, his interest in the meanings of words, his use of suspense and deception, his control of the structures of his elegies - and demonstrates the original qualities of Tibullus' verse. This examination is carried out by relating Tibullus' work at all points to the Hellenistic poetic tradition and the literary genres and conventions it developed. This book will be of particular interest to students of Latin and Hellenistic Greek literature, and, as all Greek is translated, it should also be useful to students of comparative literature. .

Cambridge University Press, 1980. Soft cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Tibullus was one of the leading poets of Augustan Rome. Professor Cairns examines in detail aspects of Tibullus' poetic craftsmanship - his learning, his interest in the meanings of words, his use of suspense and deception, his control

Minor rubbing. Name on half-title. Cover faded. VG. Latin Literature Cambridge University Press Cambridge (1979) orig.wrappers 23x15cm, xii,250 pp., PAPERBACK. "Tibullus was one of the leading poets of Augustan Rome. Professor Cairns examines in detail aspects of Tibullus' poetic craftsmanship - his learning, his interest in the meanings of words, his use of suspense and deception, his control of the structures of his elegies - and demonstrates the original qualities of Tibullus' verse. This examination is carried out by relating Tibullus' work at all points to the Hellenistic poetic tradition and the literary genres and conventions it developed. This book will be of particular interest to students of Latin and Hellenistic Greek literature, and, as all Greek is translated, it should also be useful to students of comparative literature" - publisher's description.

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Paperback / softback. New. Tibullus was one of the leading poets of Augustan Rome. Professor Cairns examines in detail aspects of Tibullus' poetic craftsmanship - his learning, his interest in the meanings of words, his use of suspense and deception, his control of the structures of his elegies - and demonstrates the original qualities of Tibullus' verse.

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