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Gaius Valerius Catullus (84-54 BC) was the greatest lyric poet of the Roman Classical period. His poems express a gamut of personal emotions - tender, sweet, amorous, fraternal, joyous, serious, comic, pathetic, melancholic, bitter, odious, vulgar, obscene - eminently suitable for a turbulent and dynamic period of history, and with a resonance which seems surprisingly contemporary in its outlook.
In this new translation, Catullus' voice is allowed to come through clearly and precisely, without the inappropriate overlays of modern idiom and with due attention to metre and poetic feel. An innovative arrangement of the poems by lyric theme and the use of titles for each poem facilitate a better understanding of Catullus' range of subjects and emotions, whilst copious notes and dedicated illustrations further enhance the overall experience of his poetry.
This is poetry not with a message, but with a naked power that shouts its name from the rooftops of Rome to the seething masses in the streets below.
In this new translation, Catullus' voice is allowed to come through clearly and precisely, without the inappropriate overlays of modern idiom and with due attention to metre and poetic feel. An innovative arrangement of the poems by lyric theme and the use of titles for each poem facilitate a better understanding of Catullus' range of subjects and emotions, whilst copious notes and dedicated illustrations further enhance the overall experience of his poetry.
This is poetry not with a message, but with a naked power that shouts its name from the rooftops of Rome to the seething masses in the streets below.
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The great merit of this textbook resides in its sensitivity to the problems of the intermediate student, for whom Catullus will represent a first exposure to 'real Latin.'...Overall, this is a very responsible textbook... The Classical World ...a sensible and balanced presentation of Catullus at a level suited to students attempting their first major author. -- Marilyn B. Skinner, Northern Illinois University. The Classical World Forsyth has interesting things to say to scholar and student alike. New England Classical Newsletter Forsyth has interesting things to say to scholar and student alike. New England Classical Newsletter The great merit of this textbook resides in its sensitivity to the problems of the intermediate student, for whom Catullus will represent a first exposure to 'real Latin.'...Overall, this is a very responsible textbook... The Classical World ...a sensible and balanced presentation of Catullus at a level suited to students attempting their first major author. -- Marilyn B. Skinner, Northern Illinois University. The Classical World
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Phyllis Young Forsyth is Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
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- PublisherScripsi
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 095528841X
- ISBN 13 9780955288418
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages217
- IllustratorO'Neill Patrick
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