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Catullus

Julia Haig Gaisser

(Blackwell introductions to the classical world)

Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

Catullus is one of the liveliest and most appealing Roman poets. His emotion, charm, and apparent spontaneity resonate with readers as strongly today as in antiquity. This sophisticated literary and historical introduction brings Catullus to life for the modern reader and presents his poetry in all its variety of emotions, subjects, and styles. Places Catullus in a social, historical, and literary context Examines Catallus's style and subjects, and provides a literary introduction to his major themes of love, social life, and politics Discusses the reception of the poems by translators and interpreters

Table of Contents

List of Figures viii Preface ix 1 Introduction: The Young Poet in Rome 1 2 Poetry Books 22 3 The Catullan Persona 45 4 What Makes It Poetry 72 5 Poetic Architecture 100 6 Songs for Mixed Voices: Allusions, Intertexts, and Translations 133 7 Receiving Catullus 1: From Antiquity through the Sixteenth Century 166 8 Receiving Catullus 2: England and America 194 Appendix 1 Catullus' Meters 222 Appendix 2 Glossary of Metrical and Rhetorical Terms 223 Bibliography 225 General Index 235 Index of Catullus' Poems 242

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