Catullus in English (Penguin Classics: Poets in Translation S.) - Softcover

Gaisser, Julia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140424156 ISBN 13: 9780140424157

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2001

Synopsis

Catullus is a poet of many parts; his poems can be delicate and charming, violent and obscene, passionate, or restrained. No single poet has been able to capture this variety, but this collection presents Catullus in English in all his voices and genres. Spanning four centuries, Julia Gaisser's selection includes translations from Sidney and Jonson to Ezra Pound and Stevie Smith.

About this title

About the Author

Roman lyric poet, Gaius Valerius Catullus (c.84-c.54 BC) began writing at 16 and became friends with Cicero and Lucretius. Here he also met 'Lesbia', a married woman to whom he wrote passionate verses. He also wrote Society verses, fierce satiric poems, and descriptive mythological pieces.
Julia Haig Gaisser is Professor of Latin at Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania.
Christopher Ricks is Professor of English at Boston University. He is series advisor to the Penguin Classics poetry list.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0140424156
• ISBN 13: 9780140424157
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 384