The Complete Poems of Tibullus: An En Face Bilingual EditionTibullus is considered one of the finest exponents of Latin lyric in the golden age of Rome, during the Emperor Augustus’s reign, and his poetry retains its enduring beauty and appeal. Together these works provide an important document for anyone who seeks to understand Roman culture and sexuality and the origins of Western poetry. • The new translation by Rodney Dennis and Michael Putnam conveys to students the elegance and wit of the original poems. • Ideal for courses on classical literature, classical civilization, Roman history, comparative literature, and the classical tradition and reception. • The Latin verses will be printed side-by-side with the English text. • Explanatory notes and a glossary elucidate context and describe key names, places, and events. • An introduction by Julia Haig Gaisser provides the necessary historical and social background to the poet’s life and works. • Includes the poems of Sulpicia and Lygdamus, transmitted with the text of Tibullus and formerly ascribed to him. |
Contents
Introduction Julia Haig Gaisser | 1 |
Books 1 and | 2 |
Corpus Tibullianum 3 | 105 |
Corpus Tibullianum 3 1318 4 712 | 123 |
On the Death of Tibullus | 127 |
Ovid Amores 3 9 | 129 |
Notes to the Translations | 133 |
Glossary | 141 |
| 151 | |
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Common terms and phrases
Actium Aeneas Aeneid Alba Longa Alexandrian Amor ancient Apollo aqua Atque Augustan Bacchus Callimachus Canis capillos caput Catullus celebrates Cerinthus comas cura dedit Delia deos deus Eclogue elegiac elegists Elegy epigrams erit etiam facta fata ferre gifts girl goddess gods Greek Haec hair holy Horace illa ille illi ipse iuveni Lares Latium Longa lover Lygdamus magna mala manu Marathus merum Messalla Messallinus mihi militia amoris mistress modern modo Mors munera Neaera Nemesis night nobis nocte numina nunc Ovid Parilia pedes Phaeacia Phoebus Pliny the Elder poem poet poetry precor primum procul Propertius puella puer quae quam quid quod quoque Roman personification Rome sacra Saepe semper sibi Sibylline Books sing sint sinu Somnia song Spes Sulpicia tamen temple tempora teneras terra tibi Tibullus Tibullus’s Tristia Tunc turba unda Underworld venit Venus verba Virgil wine