Catullus - Softcover

Catullus, Professor Gaius Valerius

Softcover

ISBN 10: 086516603X ISBN 13: 9780865166035

Publisher: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers,U.S., 2005

Synopsis

This new volume, Catullus: Expanded Edition, merges the Latin poems from both earlier versions into one volume. Containing all the poems on the 2005-06 AP* Catullus Examination syllabus.

Excellent and convenient resources, the Catullus Expanded Edition Teacher's Guide is designed to help teachers prepare students for the Catullus component of the AP* Latin Literature Exam. It includes the Latin text of the AP* Catullus selections, a working translation, a bibliography, and tests on reproducible pages.

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Review:

'Thomson is a most reliable and sympathetic guide to the poet. In addition to issues of text, he is especially concerned with matters of language and structure ... Here a well-known poem appears in a new light, and this is characteristic of the very considerable achievement of this edition. Thomson has made a significant contribution to the study of Latin poetry by producing a freshly considered and sharply illuminated text of Catallus that is founded upon the sound practice of philology.' - Christopher G. Brown - University of Toronto Quarterly

'Thomson is a most reliable and sympathetic guide to the poet. In addition to issues of text, he is especially concerned with matters of language and structure ... Here a well-known poem appears in a new light, and this is characteristic of the very considerable achievement of this edition. Thomson has made a significant contribution to the study of Latin poetry by producing a freshly considered and sharply illuminated text of Catallus that is founded upon the sound practice of philology.'

- Christopher G. Brown - University of Toronto Quarterly

From the Back Cover:

Catullus, of Verona, went early to Rome, where he associated not only with other literary men form Cisalpine Gaul but also with Cicero and Hortensius. Tibullus, of equestrian rank and a friend of Horace, enjoyed the patronage of Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus, whom he several times apostrophizes. The Pervigilium Veneris, a poem of not quite a hundred lines celebrating a spring festival in honor of the goddess of love, is remarkable both for its romanticism which transformed classical into medieval literature.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers,U.S.
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 086516603X
• ISBN 13: 9780865166035
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 140