Critical Essays on Roman Literature: Elegy and LyricJohn Patrick Sullivan |
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... poetic quality is evident are treated as though they were fully typical . Yet it is so obvious they are not . A more ... poetic than the poet had in mind to begin with ) ; and partly the process of screwing oneself up in order to attain ...
... poetic quality is evident are treated as though they were fully typical . Yet it is so obvious they are not . A more ... poetic than the poet had in mind to begin with ) ; and partly the process of screwing oneself up in order to attain ...
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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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... poet , to your own fires . The writing of elegy can , as here , be described both as writing in a limited , polished style ( the image of the potter's or turner's wheel is one of many used to contrast less expansive poetic forms with ...
... poet , to your own fires . The writing of elegy can , as here , be described both as writing in a limited , polished style ( the image of the potter's or turner's wheel is one of many used to contrast less expansive poetic forms with ...
Contents
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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