The Poems of Catullus by Catullus, Jeannine Diddle Uzzi, Jef... - 9781107028555

The Poems of CatullusAn Annotated Translation\nAuthor(s): Catullus, Jeannine Diddle Uzzi, Jeffrey Thomson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107028555, 978-1107028555\nSynopsis\nThe Roman poet Catullus is one of the most popular and frequently studied ancient authors. His poems were written just over two thousand years ago during the chaotic but culturally vibrant final decades of the Republic and deal with themes of passion and grief, friendship and enmity, politics, literature and myth. This new translation, the product of a collaborative effort between a classicist and a poet, allows modern readers to experience his poems rather as his ancient Roman audience did. The poems are presented as contemporary and concise with a new energy and pace that both enhance Catullus' appeal for non-specialists and challenge specialists to consider his work from a fresh perspective. Extensive notes are provid.