Catullus and His Renaissance Readers

by Catullus

This is the first general study of the fortunes of Catullus in the Renaissance. After a brief introduction tracing the transmission of the poet from antiquity to the middle of the fifteenth century, the book follows his reception and interpretation by editors, commentators, university lecturers, and poets from the first edition (1472) through the sixteenth century. The focus is on Catullus but also on his Renaissance readers. Their text and interpretations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198148828
• ISBN13: 9780198148821
• Release Date: April 1993
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 460 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.8" x 9.0"