A Guide to Latin Elegy and Lyric

[b]Provides the necessary context to read elegiac and lyric poetry, designed for novice and experienced Classics and Latin students alike[/b] [i]A Guide to Latin Elegy and Lyric[/i] explores the language of Latin poetry while helping readers understand the socio-cultural context of the remarkable period of Roman literary history in which the poetry was composed. With an innovative approach to this important area of classical scholarship, the authors treat elegy alongside lyric as they cover topics such as the Hellenistic influences on Augustan poetry, the key figures that shaped the elegiac tradition of Rome, the motifs of militia amoris («the warfare of love») and servit…