Project Gutenberg 2006-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 259 Tibullus -54 -19 Tibullus, Albius Williams, Theodore Chickering 1855 1915 The Elegies of Tibullus Being the Consolations of a Roman Lover Done in English Verse Reading ease score: 89.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Ted Garvin, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Elegies of Tibullus" by Tibullus is a collection of love poems crafted during the early 1st century BC, showcasing the poet's deep emotional struggles and contemplations on love, loss, and the simple rural life. The work centers around the poet's romantic entanglements, particularly with a figure named Delia, expressing themes of passion, jealousy, and the yearning for fidelity amidst longing and betrayal. At the start of "The Elegies of Tibullus," the opening section introduces readers to the poet's voice, revealing his disillusionment with societal expectations and the rampant pursuit of wealth. The first elegy, "The Simple Life," sets the tone by contrasting the tranquility of rural living with the chaos of wealth and ambition, emphasizing Tibullus's preference for love over riches. He reflects on the joys of a modest existence filled with love and natural beauty, lamenting lost love and the pain it brings. The subsequent elegies delve into the complexities of love, addressing jealousy, disappointment, and the universal struggles of romantic relationships, all while maintaining a lyrical and tender quality that reflects Tibullus's unique sensibility as a lover and poet. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Elegiac poetry, Latin -- Translations into English Tibullus -- Translations into English PA Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 133512 131247 2024-10-04T11:22:22.286391 2023-10-05T03:32:42.471196 text/html text/html 126616 2021-01-02T06:43:14 text/html; charset=us-ascii 49726 2021-01-02T06:43:14 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 111862 2024-10-04T11:22:27.930339 application/epub+zip 115071 2024-10-04T11:22:24.022351 application/epub+zip 115072 2024-10-04T11:22:22.883355 application/epub+zip 248344 2024-10-04T11:22:30.256326 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237462 2024-10-04T11:22:27.262352 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214436 2022-09-05T04:47:38.561255 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 115569 115495 2024-10-04T11:22:21.919363 2023-10-05T03:32:42.208185 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 115454 2021-01-02T06:43:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47989 2021-01-02T06:43:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20284 2024-10-04T11:22:30.389341 application/rdf+xml 13338 2024-10-04T11:22:23.443368 image/jpeg 3974 2024-10-04T11:22:23.169349 image/jpeg 108244 2024-10-04T11:22:22.299362 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia