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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.

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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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 09/02/2012
      ISBN13: 9781118255353, 978-1118255353
      ISBN10: 1118255356
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      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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