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Albius Tibullus
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Catullus (Gaius Valerius, 84-54 BCE), of Verona, went early to Rome, where he associated not only with other literary men from Cisalpine Gaul but also with Cicero and Hortensius. His surviving poems consist of nearly sixty short lyrics, eight longer poems in various metres, and almost fifty epigrams. All exemplify a strict technique of studied composition inherited from early Greek lyric and the poets of Alexandria. In his work we can trace his unhappy love for a woman he calls Lesbia; the death of his brother; his visits to Bithynia; and his emotional friendships and enmities at Rome. For consummate ... Read more
Catullus (Gaius Valerius, 84-54 BCE), of Verona, went early to Rome, where he associated not only with other literary men from Cisalpine Gaul but also with Cicero and Hortensius. His surviving poems consist of nearly sixty short lyrics, eight longer poems in various metres, and almost fifty epigrams. All exemplify a strict technique of studied composition inherited from early Greek lyric and the poets of Alexandria. In his work we can trace his unhappy love for a woman he calls Lesbia; the death of his brother; his visits to Bithynia; and his emotional friendships and enmities at Rome. For consummate ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
394
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
394
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674990074
SKU
V9780674990074
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About Albius Tibullus
Francis Warre Cornish (1839-1916) was a Master and Vice-Provost of Eton College. John Percival Postgate, FBA (1853-1926) was Professor of Latin at the University of Liverpool. John William Mackail, OM (1859-1945) was a Scottish man of letters and President of the British Academy. G. P. Goold was William Lampson Professor of Latin Language and Literature at Yale University, and General ... Read more
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