Cynthia – Living and dead. A  literary game with the audience in Propertius’ Elegy 4.7 Cover Image

Cyntia żywa i Cyntia umarła. Literacka gra z odbiorcą w elegii 4.7 Propercjusza
Cynthia – Living and dead. A literary game with the audience in Propertius’ Elegy 4.7

Author(s): Joanna Pypłacz
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Studies of Literature
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Propertius; Cynthia; elegy; death; love; horror

Summary/Abstract: In this article I analyse the theme of love and death as explored by Propertius in his Elegy 4.7. I also attemptto show that the problem of incongruence between this poem and the neighbouring Elegy 4.8 can be resolved by means of an aesthetically oriented reading of both poems.

  • Issue Year: XXVI/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 93-107
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish