Critical Essays on Roman Literature: Elegy and LyricJohn Patrick Sullivan |
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... actually happened to his dreams - love as he wished it were and love as it turned out to be , and the consequent effects upon himself . Hence it is that when Rome enters Tibullus ' idylls , it generally ' undercuts ' the wishes and ...
... actually happened to his dreams - love as he wished it were and love as it turned out to be , and the consequent effects upon himself . Hence it is that when Rome enters Tibullus ' idylls , it generally ' undercuts ' the wishes and ...
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... actually were composed earlier than the rest of the book : III . xv , though its date is uncertain , cannot well be later than 27 B.C. It is , that is to say , as far as 1-10 at least are concerned , an early poem which would naturally ...
... actually were composed earlier than the rest of the book : III . xv , though its date is uncertain , cannot well be later than 27 B.C. It is , that is to say , as far as 1-10 at least are concerned , an early poem which would naturally ...
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... actually nothing in Propertius of the romantic attitude toward nature . It is true that he has brief descriptive passages of great beauty ; but such passages are rare , and while they embellish a poem they do not suggest any deeper ...
... actually nothing in Propertius of the romantic attitude toward nature . It is true that he has brief descriptive passages of great beauty ; but such passages are rare , and while they embellish a poem they do not suggest any deeper ...
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INTRODUCTION J P Sullivan Lincoln College page | 1 |
ME EX VERSICULIS MEIS PARUM PUDICUM | 15 |
DOCTE CATULLE K F Quinn University of | 31 |
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