The Latin Love Poets from Catullus to Horace

by R.O.A.M. Lyne

Illustrated with copious quotations (all translated) this book offers a full account of the great Latin love Catallus, Propertius, Tibullus, Horace, and Ovid. Set in social and historical context, it combines literary history with literary criticism to reveal something of the
personality of the poets themselves.

Genres: Classics, School

330 pages, Hardcover

First published February 19, 1981

About the author

Richard Oliver Allen Marcus Lyne, also known as R.O.A.M. Lyne, was a British academic and classicist specialising in Latin poetry. He was a tutor in classics at Balliol College and Professor of Classical Languages and Literature at the University of Oxford.

Reviews

[Eve]

i only read the 1st 2 chapters but u know what. I’m doing it anyway