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The Complete Poetry of Catullus
University of Wisconsin Press, 2002 Cloth: 978-0-299-17770-6 | Paper: 978-0-299-17774-4 | eISBN: 978-0-299-17773-7 Library of Congress Classification PA6275.E5M85 2002 Dewey Decimal Classification 874.01
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Catullus’ life was akin to pulp fiction. In Julius Caesar’s Rome, he engages in a stormy affair with a consul’s wife. He writes her passionate poems of love, hate, and jealousy. The consul, a vehement opponent of Caesar, dies under suspicious circumstances. The merry widow romances numerous young men. Catullus is drawn into politics and becomes a cocky critic of Caesar, writing poems that dub Julius a low-life pig and a pervert. Not surprisingly, soon after, no more is heard of Catullus. See other books on: Catullus, Gaius Valerius | Elegiac poetry, Latin | Epigrams, Latin | Love poetry, Latin | Mulroy, David See other titles from University of Wisconsin Press |
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