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Roman Erotic Elegy: Love, Poetry and the West

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English, French (translation)

267 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1983

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Paul Veyne

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Paul Veyne was a French historian and a specialist on Ancient Rome. A former student of the École normale supérieure and member of the École française de Rome, he was professor at the Collège de France.

Professeur honoraire au Collège de France, Paul Veyne était un des plus grands historiens français de l’Antiquité romaine. Ses nombreuses publications sur la sociologie romaine ou les mythes grecs, rédigés d’une plume alerte et joyeuse, l’ont fait connaître du grand public.

http://www.college-de-france.fr/site/...

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December 6, 2024
Paul Veyne är nästan alltid läsvärd. I detta fall behandlar han romersk kärleksdikt, och sociologin bakom. Hans beskrivning framställer dikten som ironiserande, ett slags uppror mot romersk förväntan om självbehärskning.
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