Bøger af Sextus Propertius

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"Resultatet er en lysende læselig tekst", "pirrende og præcis" – Weekendavisen"Man må forundres over, hvor moderne digtene virker", 5/6 stjerner – Kulturen.nu Tosproget udgave af Propertius' elegier, på danske vers af Ole Meyer.Morgenen kom, og jeg ville, nej måtte se om nu Cynthia sov alene – og ja: trygt lå hun dér i sin seng.Blændet stod jeg, for aldrig havde jeg set hende mere dragende dejlig og skøn, selv ikke dengang hun gikpurpurklædt hen til den ærbare Vesta, for dér at erfare om mon en ængstende drøm gjaldt hende selv, eller mig.Således fremstod hun nu, netop vækket af søvnen: usminket skønhed, hvor stærkt holder du os i dit greb!“Er du så tidligt på færde,” sagde hun, “for at belure og kontrollere mig? Tror du jeg er ligesom jer?Jeg er ikke så flygtig: jeg slår mig til tåls med én elsker, enten med dig – eller en der er lidt mere stabil!Dér er min seng: ser du lagnet i uorden, puderne krøllet? Ser du mon tegn på at to skulle have tumlet sig her?Snus til min krop: er der rest af lugte der tyder på noget – duften af sex, ved du nok? eller med rene ord: hor!”– siger hun, og afværger straks med hånden mit kys, mens hun stikker foden i sin sandal, og hun er væk som et lyn.Således blev jeg til nar. Eller blev jeg? En ting er sikker: ikke én eneste nat er mig forundt siden da.

Patrick Worsnip's translations of Propertius rise out of the Latin and brilliantly recreate the poet's voice, his life and loves, and his period when Rome was in full late flower.

Edited with Introduction and Notes by W. A. Camps

These ardent, even obsessed, poems about erotic passion are among the brightest jewels in the crown of Latin literature. Written by Propertius, Rome's greatest poet of love, who was born around 50 b.c., a contemporary of Ovid, these elegies tell of Propertius' tormented relationship with a woman he calls "e;Cynthia."e; Their connection was sometimes blissful, more often agonizing, but as the poet came to recognize, it went beyond pride or shame to become the defining event of his life. Whether or not it was Propertius' explicit intention, these elegies extend our ideas of desire, and of the human condition itself.