The Poems by Gaius Valerius Catullus

The Poems by Gaius Valerius Catullus

In this edition of Catullus' poetry, Guy Lee provides a text for the scholar and a facing translation for students and the general reader which is as faithful to the Latin as possible. As well as Catullus' mastery of lyric, invective epigram and themes from romantic legend, the translation also reflects the passionate, sometimes obscene, but always intensely personal nature of the Latin. Throughout there is an honesty to human emotions in all their variety that is intrinsic to Catullus' style and of immediate appeal. One famous example is the set of poems dedicated to his lover Lesbia. Guy Lee has also included an introduction to the poet and to his life and work and explanatory notes to the text and translation. There is also a chronology and brief bibliography.

Very little is kown about Gaius Valerius Catullus, though he was probably born around 84BC. he writes as a friend of Cicero and other leading figures, and appears as a leader of the new movement in poetry and a lover of the notorious Clodia Metelli, who was probably the Lesbia of the poems. He strated writing in 69 or 68 and died around 54BC.

Peter Whigham taught on verse composition at the University of California, but was essentially a poet full-time. Other publications include The Blue Winged Bee and ASTAPOVO or What We Are To Do. He died in 1987.

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ISBN 13	9780198147435
ISBN 10	0198147430
Title	The Poems
Author	Gaius Valerius Catullus
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	1990-05-01
Number of pages	222
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