How women (re)act in Roman love poetry: inhuman she-wolves and unhelpful mothers in Propertius's elegies.(Critical essay) Posted: Apr 17, 2008 05:50:44
The Roman poet Propertius uses motherhood as one lens through which to explore ... E. when women seemed to be gaining a stronger foothold both in the Roman family and in Roman political life but did not enjoy a concomitantly positive role in much ...