Catullus: The Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus author James Michie editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:1st Jun '91
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
A parallel page Latin text and English translation of Catullus' poems, with introduction, notes and a glossary.
Gaius Valerius Catullus (c. 84-54 BCE), one of the finest lyrical poets of classical times, was also among the bawdiest. He was capable of producing poems of such forthright and ribald sensuality that until recently they were all too often relegated to collections of erotica to protect the innocent minds of impressionable students. This collection of Catullus' poems incorporates the original Latin text and a facing English translation by James Michie, which is contemporary and lively, matching the spirit of the original, and also reveals the poets as he really was: a worldly, lusty man writing for his turbulent age.
Much the best translation in English -- Rex Warner
Catullus is fiendishly hard to translate. To bring him alive needs stringent discipline and love of the work: here they are ... 'Ave' I say to Catullus and his brilliant translator. There will be no 'vale' to this book for a very long time. -- Patrick Dickinson
... a performance of immense lucidity and pace, following the sense of the original with unerring accuracy and discernment. He catches the dirty rancour of the shorter pieces as finely as the formal splendours of the longer narratives. -- Alan Brownjohn
ISBN: 9781853991295
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 428g
239 pages
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