Catullus is one of the liveliest and most appealing Roman poets. His emotion,charm, and apparent spontaneity resonate with readers as strongly today as inantiquity. This sophisticated literary and historical introduction brings Catullus to life for the modern reader and presents his poetry in all its varietyof emotions, subjects, and styles.Places Catullus in a social, historical, and literary contextExamines Catallus's style and subjects, and provides a literary introduction to his major themes of love, social life, and politicsDiscusses the reception of the poems by translators and interpreters INDICE: List of Figures viiiPreface ix1 Introduction: The Young Poet in Rome 12 Poetry Books 223 The Catullan Persona 454 What Makes It Poetry 725 Poetic Architecture 1006 Songs for Mixed Voices: Allusions, Intertexts, and Translations 1337 Receiving Catullus 1: From Antiquity through the Sixteenth Century 1668 Receiving Catullus 2: England and America 194Appendix 1 Catullus' Meters 222Appendix 2 Glossary of Metrical and Rhetorical Terms 223Bibliography 225General Index 235Index of Catullus' Poems 242
- ISBN: 978-1-118-25535-3
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 254
- Fecha Publicación: 09/02/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés