This Latin reader offers seven poems (596 lines total) selected from the work of Albius Tibullus, one of the three canonical love elegists from the Augustan period.

Selections include poems 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.9, 2.1, and 2.3. The selections are representative of the Tibullan oeuvre as a whole: poems on pastoral themes; poems concerned with both of his mistresses, Delia and Nemesis; poems illustrating the homoerotic tendencies in the corpus; and poems dedicated to his patron, Messalla Corvinus. The largest group come from those concerned with Delia, since these are more numerous and display a greater narrative complexity.

Each selection features a commentary that not only offers grammatical and historical information but also aids in understanding the poet's unique style and will elucidate the often difficult and complex logic of these poems.

A general introduction to Tibullus is also included, along with accompanying notes and vocabulary for the Latin texts and a complete end vocabulary.

SIGNIFICANCE/FEATURES:
Introduction that situates Tibullus in his literary and historical context
596 lines of Latin text from Tibullus’ Elegies, including poems 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.9, 2.1, and 2.3
Notes at the back
Bibliography
Complete Vocabulary

Paul Allen Miller is Carolina Distinguished Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature.  He has published extensively on Latin lyric, elegy, and satire, as well as literary theory.  In 2002, his book, Latin Erotic Elegy: An Anthology and Reader, was published by Routledge, and in 2004  Subjecting Verses: Latin Love Elegy and the Emergence of the Real was published by Princeton.  He is currently editor of Transactions of the American Philological Association.