 | The Complete Elegies of Sextus Propertius Subjects: Elegiac poetry Latin -- Translations into English; Love poetry Latin -- Translations into English; Elegiac poetry Latin; Love poetry Latin; Perhaps more immediate than Ezra Pound's "Homage..." are The Complete Elegies of Sextus Propertius himself, in Latin and translated by veteran poet and translator Vincent Katz (Understanding Objects), who also provides an introduction. The Roman poet, who lived from 50 to 16 B.C.E, is here in all his suggestive glory ("The girl alone erects my genius"), articulating an empiric era that feels closer than ever. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved Vincent Katz is a poet, translator, art critic, and curator. He is the author of Charm , translations from the Latin of book I of the elegies of Sextus Propertius, as well as eight books of original poetry. |
