These ardent, even obsessed, poems about erotic passion are among the brightest jewels in the crown of Latin literature. Written by Propertius, Rome's greatest

Up-to-date commentary, with introduction and new text, on this important work of Latin poetry.

A radical new edition of the Augustan poet Propertius, based on the latest research into the manuscript tradition. The English preface contains important commen

The Latin poet Propertius (ca. 50–16 B.C.) is considered by many to be the greatest elegiac poet of Rome. Long neglected because of the obscurity of his thoug

Propertius is a poet of the Augustan period, a successor of the great Hellenistic elegiac poets Callimachus and Philitas, and a precursor of Ovid. His account o