\u003cp\u003eAlbius Tibullus, considered along with Ovid and Propertius one of the canonical elegists of the Augustan period, was in antiquity deemed the most accomplished of the three. Quintilian sums it up nicely: âIn my opinion Tibullus is a very elegant and concise author. There are those who prefer Propertius.â Modern critics, however, have not always been as favorable. The dreamlike quality of Tibullusâs text is sometimes cited as evidence that his poems are smooth or soft, and lacking formal integrity. Paul Allen Miller argues instead for seeing them as a complex tissue of related, interwoven, and sometimes contradictory themes. Millerâs commentary, informed by modern scholarship, accepts the challenge of elucidating the often complex logic of the selected poems.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cbr/\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition offers seven complete Tibullan elegies, selected from across the poetâs range of topics: poems on rural life, on Delia, and on homoerotic themes. The commentary provides grammatical and historical information along with detailed explanations to aid in understanding and better appreciating the poetâs unique style.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cbr/\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpecial Features\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eIntroduction to Tibullusâs poetry and the selected elegies, the poetâs life, and the elegiac meter\u003cbr/\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e596 lines of unadapted Latin text of seven complete Tibullus poems: 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.9, 2.1, 2.3\u003cbr/\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes at the back, complete vocabulary, and suggested readings\u003cbr/\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossary and index of technical terms, two illustrations\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/p\u003e
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