gender

Question 1

characterisation of Cynthia in Propertius

Answer 1

2.1 - registers her dislike for the iliad, opinionated and ‘independent’

1.6 - asserts she is not propertius’ property

the main female presence in the first 3 books, the book 4 focuses on rome of ‘roma’ - linguistically feminine and thus presents her almost as the other woman, secondary female force for the poetic ego -> prioritises an unconventional female character over the physical embodiment of male achievement - rome itself, linguistic feminisation also undermines its association with masculinity