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Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
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Routledge
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First published in 1988, Priapea is a collection of eighty Latin epigrams, English translated, that make up the corpus Priapeorum, which displays remarkable skill, artistry and wit. Their elegance of style contrasts strikingly with their indecent subject matter. The poems are mostly spoken by, or addressed to, the lewd god Priapus, famous for the size and tenseness of his erect membrum virile or... Read more
List of Illustrations Preface Note to the Reader 1. The Priapea: Introduction 2. Priapea: Poems about Priapus 3. The Priapea: Text and Translation Appendices Index
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Translated and edited by W. H. Parker
