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Reading Catullus (Bristol Phoenix Press - Greece and Rome Live)
John Godwin
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Description for Reading Catullus (Bristol Phoenix Press - Greece and Rome Live)
Paperback. Roman poet Catullus' poems range from the sublimely beautiful to the scatologically disgusting, from the world of heroic epic poetry to the dirt of the Roman streets. This book, which assumes no prior knowledge of the poet or of Roman poetry in general, explores Catullus in all his many guises. Series: Bristol Phoenix Press Greece and Rome Live. Num Pages: 150 pages, 4-colour cover illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 212.
Of all the Roman poets Catullus is the most accessible for the modern reader. His poems range from the sublimely beautiful to the scatologically disgusting, from the world of heroic epic poetry to the dirt of the Roman streets. This accessible book, which assumes no prior knowledge of the poet or of Roman poetry in general, explores Catullus in all his many guises. In six concise chapters Godwin deals with the cultural background to Catullus’ poetic production, its literary context, the role of love, Alexandrian learning and obscenity and, in the final chapter, considers the coherence and rationale of the ... Read more
Of all the Roman poets Catullus is the most accessible for the modern reader. His poems range from the sublimely beautiful to the scatologically disgusting, from the world of heroic epic poetry to the dirt of the Roman streets. This accessible book, which assumes no prior knowledge of the poet or of Roman poetry in general, explores Catullus in all his many guises. In six concise chapters Godwin deals with the cultural background to Catullus’ poetic production, its literary context, the role of love, Alexandrian learning and obscenity and, in the final chapter, considers the coherence and rationale of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Bristol Phoenix Press Greece and Rome Live
Condition
New
Weight
212g
Number of Pages
150
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904675648
SKU
V9781904675648
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99-50
About John Godwin
John Godwin was for many years Head of Classics at Shrewsbury School, UK. His many publications include Juvenal: Satires Books III, IV and V (Aris & Phillips 2022, 2016 and 2020); Horace: Selected Satires (Bloomsbury 2018), Ovid: Metamorphoses III: A Selection (Bloomsbury 2013) and editions of Lucretius: De Rerum Natura Books IV and VI and the complete works of Catullus ... Read more
Reviews for Reading Catullus (Bristol Phoenix Press - Greece and Rome Live)
... a very sensible and far-reaching introduction to Catullus. There is plenty in this book for a sixth-former to appreciate and be entertained by, and it would make a splendid companion to a Catullus prescription. Journal of Classics Teaching, No. 17, Summer