Critical Essays on Roman Literature: Elegy and LyricJohn Patrick Sullivan |
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... short poem was more one of degree than one in kind . The long poems contribute to the short ones an adult poetic sensi- bility beyond the capacity of the trifler with vers de société , for whom verse was never the passionate , absorbing ...
... short poem was more one of degree than one in kind . The long poems contribute to the short ones an adult poetic sensi- bility beyond the capacity of the trifler with vers de société , for whom verse was never the passionate , absorbing ...
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... short , to postulate a poet endowed with the kind of technical skill and virtuosity which the intensive study of the masterpieces of ancient literature , Roman rhetorical educa- tion , and the diligent practice of verse could produce ...
... short , to postulate a poet endowed with the kind of technical skill and virtuosity which the intensive study of the masterpieces of ancient literature , Roman rhetorical educa- tion , and the diligent practice of verse could produce ...
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... short poems the level of intent of the best of the long poems . A con- cluding word about these . Poems 63 and 64 ( and , to a lesser extent , 66 and 68 ) are intended as tours de force : pieces where sustained technical virtuosity is ...
... short poems the level of intent of the best of the long poems . A con- cluding word about these . Poems 63 and 64 ( and , to a lesser extent , 66 and 68 ) are intended as tours de force : pieces where sustained technical virtuosity is ...
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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