Tibullus is one of the three great Roman elegists.
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The Introduction considers Tibullus\' poems in the context of classical elegy and in particular the Elegies of his contemporaries, Ovid and Propertius, and discusses the influence of his patron Messalla in the reign of Augustus.
Juster provides a faithful and stylish new translation of his major work, with parallel Latin text.
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Tibullus is one of the three great Roman elegists
