DOI
https://doi.org/10.52284/NECJ.46.2.article.cole
Publication Date
11-21-2019
Abstract
In 3.3, Propertius summarizes the third triad of Ennius’s Annales in such a way as to show that unconventional military tactics, such as deceptive strategies, result in success. Propertius uses this summary to strengthen the elegy– epic antithesis prevalent in the first five poems of Book 3, aligning unconventional military tactics with “a new path” (nova . . . semita) (3.3.26) toward poetic success in elegy, which Propertius also portrays with deceptive themes.
First Page
19
Last Page
27
Recommended Citation
Cole, Thomas J.B.
(2019)
"Propertius 3.3’s Summary of Ennius’s Annales,"
New England Classical Journal: Vol. 46
:
Iss.
2
, 19-27.
https://doi.org/10.52284/NECJ.46.2.article.cole
Keywords
Annales, Aemilius Paullus, Elegy, Propertius, Quintus Ennius