{"title":"Gaius Valerius Catullus","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe works of \u003cstrong\u003eGaius Valerius Catullus\u003c\/strong\u003e offer a vivid glimpse into the passions and everyday life of ancient Rome through poetry that is both intensely personal and timeless. Readers can explore collections of his lyric poems that range from tender love verses to sharp satirical pieces, each crafted with remarkable emotional depth and wit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese editions present \u003cem\u003eCatullus\u003c\/em\u003e in rich translations that preserve the beauty and rhythm of the original Latin, inviting modern audiences to experience the artistry that has inspired lovers of poetry and classical literature for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"catullus-by-gaius-valerius-catullus-9780300285475","title":"Catullus","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA vivid and musical rendering of the poetry of \u003cem\u003eCatullus\u003c\/em\u003e, whose passionate verses have captivated readers for centuries.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eCatullus\u003c\/em\u003e's verses still ring true, reminding readers that the habits of the heart haven't changed in millennia.—\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the fourteenth century, a manuscript surfaced in Verona that had been lost for more than a thousand years: the poems of \u003cem\u003eCatullus\u003c\/em\u003e (c. 84–c. 54 BCE), considered by many to be one of the greatest poets who ever lived. These poems, with their beauty, wit, tenderness, and heartbreak, are still as alive and moving today as they were two thousand years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThey are dense, subtle, witty, ardent, fearless, deeply uncensored, nasty (sometimes), petty (sometimes), and always beautiful. It's especially his love poems that have earned readers' admiration over the centuries; the joy and the savage self-inflicted torments that he underwent in his \"miserable, disastrous love affair\" have been shaped into poems that for honesty and emotional power have few parallels in world literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStephen Mitchell, who is known for bringing ancient texts to vibrant new life, has now translated \u003cem\u003eCatullus\u003c\/em\u003e's poems for a new generation of readers. These are the first translations of \u003cem\u003eCatullus\u003c\/em\u003e to reimagine his rhythms in English and thus to let contemporary readers hear the formal beauty of his verse as well as its content, which Robert Lowell calls \"much more raw and direct than anything in English.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47306897359084,"sku":"9780300285475","price":30.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24852493482294.jpg?v=1771066047"},{"product_id":"catullus-by-gaius-valerius-catullus-9780300275292","title":"Catullus","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA vivid and musical rendering of the poetry of \u003cem\u003eCatullus\u003c\/em\u003e, whose passionate verses have captivated readers for centuries.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Catullus's verses still ring true, reminding readers that the habits of the heart haven't changed in millennia.\"—\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the fourteenth century, a manuscript surfaced in Verona that had been lost for more than a thousand years: the poems of \u003cem\u003eCatullus\u003c\/em\u003e (c. 84–c. 54 BCE), considered by many to be one of the greatest poets who ever lived. 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Catullus, who lived from approximately 84 to 54 BC, was part of a group of young poets known as the 'neoterics' who embraced Hellenistic forms to forge a new literary style during a period of radical social change at the end of the Roman Republic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive edition includes the complete, unabridged, and unbowdlerised poems of Catullus and is considered the definitive student edition of his work. The extensive introduction explores various topics, including Catullus' literary paramour Lesbia, the scant biographical certainties about Catullus' life, and other figures from the contemporary political scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, the introduction provides a brief overview of the poems' textual history, discussion of Catullus' style across the collection, and linguistic discussions on morphology, vocabulary, syntax, and metre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe commentary notes include individual introductions and bibliographies for each poem, along with line-by-line notes that translate difficult phrases and gloss obscure words. 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Catullus's poetry is by turns ribald, lyric, romantic, satirical; sometimes obscene and always intelligent, it offers us vivid pictures of the poet's friends, enemies, and lovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe verses to his friends are bitchy, funny, and affectionate; those to his enemies are often wonderfully nasty. Many poems brilliantly evoke his passionate affair with Lesbia, often identified as Clodia Metelli, a femme fatale ten years his senior and the smart, adulterous wife of an arrogant aristocrat. Cicero later claimed she poisoned her husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis new bilingual translation of \u003cem\u003eThe Poems of Catullus\u003c\/em\u003e by Peter Green is fresh, bawdy, and utterly engaging. Unlike its predecessors, it adheres to the principle that the rhythm of a poem, whether familiar or not, is among the most crucial elements for its full appreciation. 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