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Seeks to transform our understanding of the beloved Latin poet by confronting centuries-old problems about his surviving text and the relationship between his poetry and his depicted life circumstances. Argues that Catullus produced three books of poems, whose design explains the notoriously jarring shifts in his work.

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'… a book with which every expert of Catullus will have to confront himself and that certainly testifies the intelligence, acuity and even the esprit de finesse of its author.' Sergio Audano, Resenas Reviews

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Introduction; Prolegomenon to the Catullus problem; 1. Ax (Poems 52-60); 2. A (Poems 1-51); 3. B (Poems 61-64) and C1 (65-68b); 4. C2 (Poems 69-116); Conclusion: two interpretive applications; Bibliography; Index; Index Locorum.

Catullus Through his Books

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    A Paperback by John Kyrin Schafer

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 4/6/2023 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781108459174, 978-1108459174
      ISBN10: 110845917X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Seeks to transform our understanding of the beloved Latin poet by confronting centuries-old problems about his surviving text and the relationship between his poetry and his depicted life circumstances. Argues that Catullus produced three books of poems, whose design explains the notoriously jarring shifts in his work.

      Trade Review
      '… a book with which every expert of Catullus will have to confront himself and that certainly testifies the intelligence, acuity and even the esprit de finesse of its author.' Sergio Audano, Resenas Reviews

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; Prolegomenon to the Catullus problem; 1. Ax (Poems 52-60); 2. A (Poems 1-51); 3. B (Poems 61-64) and C1 (65-68b); 4. C2 (Poems 69-116); Conclusion: two interpretive applications; Bibliography; Index; Index Locorum.

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