Catullus: A Commentary - Softcover

Fordyce, C. J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198721471 ISBN 13: 9780198721475

Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 1990

Synopsis

This edition of eighty poems of Catullus is designed for college students. An introduction deals with the life of Catullus, his indebtedness to Alexandrian poetry, and the later history of the poems. The commentary interprets the poems in the light of modern linguistic and literary scholarship. The Latin text comes from the Oxford Classical Text edition edited by Roger Mynors.

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From the Back Cover

This edition of eight poems by Catullus is designed for both university and school use. An introduction deals with the life of Catullus, with his indebtedness to Alexandrian poetry, and with Oxford Classical Text of Catullus edited by the late Sir Roger Mynors. The commentary attempts to interpret the poems in the light of modern linguistic and literary scholarship and to assist the student to understand the poet in his environment.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198721471
• ISBN 13: 9780198721475
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 456