Critical Essays on Roman Literature: Elegy and LyricJohn Patrick Sullivan |
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... poet who knew what he wanted to write about , knew how he wanted to write it , and knew what ultimate poetic tone or colour he was aiming at . Toward this end , he determined his way , the Tibullan way . He chose for himself a purity of ...
... poet who knew what he wanted to write about , knew how he wanted to write it , and knew what ultimate poetic tone or colour he was aiming at . Toward this end , he determined his way , the Tibullan way . He chose for himself a purity of ...
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... Poets also used such terms of stylistic identification when they wished to characterize in a single word the essential quality of another poet . So Propertius , in urging his friend Lynceus to turn from epic to elegiac verse , wrote ...
... Poets also used such terms of stylistic identification when they wished to characterize in a single word the essential quality of another poet . So Propertius , in urging his friend Lynceus to turn from epic to elegiac verse , wrote ...
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... poet . The rolling sen- tences that follow are quite unlike the poet's usual congested style . The dactylic rhythm allowed him to express fluctuations of feeling with the ease of conversation : it is significant that some of his best ...
... poet . The rolling sen- tences that follow are quite unlike the poet's usual congested style . The dactylic rhythm allowed him to express fluctuations of feeling with the ease of conversation : it is significant that some of his best ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION J P Sullivan Lincoln College page I | 13 |
DOCTE CATULLE K F Quinn University of 31 | 31 |
Tersus atque elEGANS J P Elder | 65 |
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