{"title":"Catullus","description":"Very little is kown about Gaius Valerius Catullus, though he was probably born around 84BC. he writes as a friend of Cicero and other leading figures, and appears as a leader of the new movement in poetry and a lover of the notorious Clodia Metelli, who was probably the Lesbia of the poems. He strated writing in 69 or 68 and died around 54BC.","products":[{"product_id":"the-poems-of-catullus-paperback","title":"The Poems of Catullus - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn to a prominent family in Verona, Gaius Valerius Catullus was one the most famous poets of the late Roman Republic. Catullus' poetry is characterized by its association to the 1st century B.C. avant-garde movement, Neoterics, which turned away from the classical Homeric style. Instead of focusing on the epic feats of gods and heroes, the Neoterics wrote poems on a much smaller scale, emphasizing a playful and elegant use of language to express complex allusions to and parodies of contemporary subjects. Arguably the most important of the Neoterics, Catullus composed poems regarding such notable figures as Cicero, Caesar, and Pompey. Amongst his most highly-regarded compositions are those regarding his deep love for a women referred to as \"Lesbia\", commonly identified as the sophisticated patrician Clodia Metelli. Collected together here are the 116 extant poems which have been attributed to Catullus. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper and follows the translations of Robinson Ellis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369502933215,"sku":"9781420978216","price":14.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/p1Hoh53RTH9781420978216.webp?v=1789142528"},{"product_id":"the-poems-of-catullus-paperback-1","title":"The Poems of Catullus - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eOf all Greek and Latin poets Catullus is perhaps the most accessible to the modern reader. Dealing candidly with the basic human emotions of love and hate, his virile, personal tone exerts a powerful appeal on all kinds of readers. The 116 poems collected in this new translation include the famous Lesbia poems and display the full range of Catullus's mastery of lyric meter, mythological themes, and epigrammatic invective and wit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Series: \u003c\/strong\u003eFor over 100 years \u003cstrong\u003eOxford World's Classics\u003c\/strong\u003e has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51376155230431,"sku":"9780199537570","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/bpZfTmMzE9780199537570.webp?v=1789214332"},{"product_id":"the-poems-paperback","title":"The Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the most versatile of Roman poets, Catullus wrote verse of an almost unparalleled diversity and stylistic agility, from the brevity of the epigram to the sustained elegance of the elegy. This collection contains all of Catullus' extant work and includes his lyrics to the notorious Clodia Metelli - married, seductive and corrupt - charting the course from rapturous delight in a new affair to the torment of love gone sour; poems to his young friend Iuventius; and longer verse, such as the extraordinary tale of Attis, a Greek youth who castrates himself in a fit of religious ecstasy. Ranging from the tender, moving and passionate to the vicious and even obscene, these are poems of astonishingly modern force and content. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePenguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51376691118303,"sku":"9780140449815","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/62Gr_zreJT9780140449815.webp?v=1789221705"},{"product_id":"the-students-catullus-volume-5-paperback","title":"The Student's Catullus: Volume 5 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlthough his audacious, erotic, and satirical verses survived the Middle Ages in only a single copy, Catullus has become in our time a canonical author, ranking in popularity and importance with Virgil, Horace, and Ovid. And for students and teachers of Latin, Daniel H. Garrison's \u003ci\u003eThe Student's Catullus\u003c\/i\u003e is a definitive introductory text. This fourth edition, thoroughly revised, makes Catullus' famous poems more accessible than ever. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA comprehensive reference, \u003ci\u003eThe Student's Catullus\u003c\/i\u003e includes the following features: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- A brief overview of Catullus's life and artistic persona \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- A fresh recension of all 113 poems \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- A commentary in English on each poem, explaining difficult points of Latin and salient aspects of Catullus' artistry \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- A Who's Who of the people in Catullus' poems \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- An explanation of Catullan meters \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- A glossary of literary terms used in the commentary \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- A complete Latin-English Catullan vocabulary \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Six reference maps \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNew to this fourth edition are dozens of additional notes to aid comprehension, more nuanced definitions in the vocabulary list, and amplified information in the appendices. In addition, Garrison has expanded his introduction to include tips for students and teachers. Drawing on years of classroom experience, Garrison urges readers to avoid rote translation and instead engage thoroughly with the poet's delightful language, syntax, structure, and rhythm.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51378348490975,"sku":"9780806142326","price":53.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/B9c8ODb6Qw9780806142326.webp?v=1789254463"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/catullus.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}