Product Description

Though his audacious, erotic and satrical verses survived the Middle Ages in only a single copy, Catullus has become in this century a standard author in the college Latin curriculum, ranking with Virgil, Horace and Ovid. This annotated Latin edition aims to make these famous poems more accessible to students of Catullus' own language. Emphasis is placed on understanding the original Latin text rather than merely translating it into English. A complete Latin-English vocabulary explains the meaning of Catullus' words, and notes to each poem illuminate the meaning of his language, with explanations of word choice, word order, sound effects, and metric artistry. Historical and literary allusions are also explained.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1062602 in Books
• Published on: 2004-12-24
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback

Customer Reviews

Great book spoiled by publishers
A good all round student's intoduction to Catullus but it is ruined by the introduction and all notes being in very small font size. It makes studying from it much more difficult than it should be.

A pity as Daniel H. Garrison has a lot of good and interesting points to make but the assoc. eye strain is annoying!