Echoes of Hylas and the Poetics of Allusion in Propertius

For Propertius the myth of Hylas exemplifies a poetics of selective appropriation and transformation by means of echoes and allusions. He brings it into his poetry as an exemplum, both erotic and metapoetic, and offers evidence that his penchant for echoes and allusions is essentially the result of...

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Main Author: Mariapia Pietropaolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nicola Catelli - Corrado Confalonieri 2012-12-01
Series:Parole Rubate
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Online Access:http://www.parolerubate.unipr.it/fascicolo6_pdf/F6_5_pietropaolo_properzio.pdf