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Latin Poetry - Propertius

Sextus Propertius (c.50 - c.16 B.C.) was a Roman elegiac poet in Maecenas' circle.

Sexti Propertii Elegiae

Michael Hendry's page of the Latin text of Propertius with notes.

Propertius

William Harris' article on Propertius whom he describes as "the most psychological of the Roman poets" who reveals a "wide assortment of apprehensions, hesitations, and above all fears."

Sextus Propertius

Andrew Wilson's translation into English of the first of Propertius' poems.

The Project Gutenberg Etext of Propertius

The Latin text of the first book of Propertius' elegies.

Inadvisable Mutilations: The Unity of Propertius 2.22

An APA paper by Michael Hendry on a poem by Propertius which many would split up, but which Hendry argues should be kept together.

Mimetic Speech and Literary Tradition in Propertius 1.20

Abstract of Brian Breed's article on the Gallus of Propertius' elegies.

Two Poems of Propertius: I, 21,22

William Harris discusses the psychological implications of these two war poems by Propertius and then provides commentary.

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