TY - BOOK ID - 85167384 TI - The poems of Catullus AU - Catullus, Gaius Valerius AU - Uzzi, Jeannine Diddle AU - Thomson, Jeffrey PY - 2015 SN - 1316308596 1139236326 1107028558 1107682134 9781316308592 9781139236324 9781107028555 9781107682139 PB - Cambridge Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Catullus, Gaius Valerius KW - Catullus, Caius Valerius KW - Catullo, Gaio Valerio KW - Catul KW - Catull KW - Catulle KW - Catulli, C. Valerii KW - Catullus, C. Valerius KW - Catullus, Gajus Valerius KW - Catulo KW - Katull, Gaǐ Valeriǐ KW - Katullus, Kaius Valerius KW - Valerio Cátulo, Cayo KW - Катулл UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85167384 AB - The 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 provided, as well as an introduction which takes account of modern poetics and popular culture. The translation will appeal not only to classicists but also to lovers of literature in general and poetry in particular. ER -