Clodia: a sourcebook

by Hejduk, Julia Dyson

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Title Statements

Full title :Clodia : a sourcebook / Julia Dyson Hejduk.

Summary

Volume 33 in the Oklahoma Series in Classical Culture, this title provides primary sources on Clodia Metelli, the Roman woman who influenced Cicero, Catullus, and countless others. Hejduk (classics, Baylor U.) provides accessible translations in entirety of the majority of the primary sources, including all classical texts that mention Clodia. The book is presented in three sections; the first gives the context of the woman and the time in which she lived; the second presents sources from Cicero, Catullus, Sallust, Quintilian, and Plutarch; the final offers the legacy of Clodia through Propertius, Tibullus, Ovid, and Martial. This publication contains a helpful glossary of persons and places from the classical world though does not include the original Latin of the primary sources. It is intended for advanced high school or undergraduate students.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2008.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS
Place of Publication:Norman
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2008.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xviii, 269 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780806185736, 0806185732
oclc:ocn894227803
LC Classification:DG260.C6
Dewey Decimal:937/.05/092

Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I Clodia; Cicero; Catullus; Testimonia; Part II Clodia's Legacy; Propertius; Tibullus; Ovid; Martial; Glossary; Bibliography.

Subjects

Biographies Biography Catullus, Gaius Valerius Cicero, Marcus Tullius Clodia Criticism, interpretation, etc Electronic books Femmes -- Biographies. -- Rome HISTORY -- Ancient -- Rome Literature Love poetry, Latin Love poetry, Latin -- History and criti… Poésie d'amour latine -- Histoire et cr… Relations with men Rome -- In literature Rome (Empire) Romeinse rijk Vrouwen Women Women -- Biography. -- Rome