Catullan women on the threshold -- Allusive superstars -- Cultivating romance -- Wild horses and beasts of burden -- Modeling perfection -- Divine reciprocity -- Persuasive violence
Summary
Eros at Dusk analyses the relationship between wedding poetry and love poetry in the ancient world. These two genres share and borrow themes to seduce brides as if they were beloveds and to praise mistresses as if they were brides, demonstrating deep-seated ancient notions about legitimate and illegitimate sexual relationships
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 14, 2019)
