Catullus

By Catullus

Book Overview

Catullus is one of the liveliest and most appealing Roman poets. His emotion, charm, and apparent spontaneity resonate with readers as strongly today as in antiquity. This sophisticated literary and historical introduction brings Catullus to life for the modern reader and presents his poetry in all its variety of emotions, subjects, and styles. Places Catullus in a social, historical, and literary context Examines Catallus's style and subjects, and provides a literary introduction to his major themes of love, social life, and politics Discusses the reception of the poems by translators and interpreters

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 140511889X
• ISBN13: 9781405118897
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Catullus Textbook for AP Latin

Multa Bene this is an excellent book with all the information you need for the AP Catullus Latin literature course, now in it's final year

Great Translation by Martin. Highly Accessible.

After doing a lot of research into Catullus translations for a class, I picked this book. His edition is 1) complete and 2) consistently good. His use of modern slang and idioms is pretty convincing, and this is absolutely crucial since Catullus' poetry involves so much use of lively street expressions. Catullus selections in anthologies almost never reproduce the really filthy poems... I highly recommend the complete Martin translation for a more balanced view!