Research Catalog

Title

The Poems of Catullus : an annotated translation / Catullus ; translated by Jeannine Diddle Uzzi, Jeffrey Thomson ; introduction and notes by Jeannine Diddle Uzzi.

Author

Catullus, Gaius Valerius

Publication

Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Uzzi, Jeannine Diddle, 1971-
• Thomson, Jeffrey

Description

viii, 224 pages; 21 cm

Summary

• "The Roman poet Catullus is one of the most popular and frequently studied ancient authors. His poems were written just over two thousand years ago during the chaotic but culturally vibrant final decades of the Republic and deal with themes of passion and grief, friendship and enmity, politics, literature and myth. This new translation, the product of a collaborative effort between a classicist and a poet, allows modern readers to experience his poems rather as his ancient Roman audience did. The poems are presented as contemporary and concise with a new energy and pace that both enhance Catullus' appeal for non-specialists and challenge specialists to consider his work from a fresh perspective. Extensive notes are provided, as well as an introduction which takes account of modern poetics and popular culture. The translation will appeal not only to classicists but also to lovers of literature in general and poetry in particular"--
• "This approach to translation may have been good for students of Latin, but it has prevented Catullus from gaining the widespread appeal of poets like Homer, Sappho, and Vergil. Catullus' style is uncannily modern, his concerns timeless; in fact, as Martin himself notes, Catullus is probably the only classical poet to have had significant influence on modern English poetry (xxii). In recent history, however, Catullus been approached as a poet tied tightly to his historical context, ancient Rome of the late Republic, and useful primarily to students of Latin and classics"--

Uniform Title

Works. English

Alternative Title

Works.

Subject

• Catullus, Gaius Valerius > Translations into English
• Catullus, Gaius Valerius

Genre/Form

Translations.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Language (note)

• Translated from the Latin.

Contents

Machine generated contents note: Introduction; The poems; Notes.

Call Number

JFD 15-3630

ISBN

• 9781107028555 (hardback)
• 1107028558 (hardback)
• 9781107682139 (paperback)
• 1107682134 (paperback)

LCCN

2014048727

OCLC

898273670

Author

Catullus, Gaius Valerius, author.

Title

The Poems of Catullus : an annotated translation / Catullus ; translated by Jeannine Diddle Uzzi, Jeffrey Thomson ; introduction and notes by Jeannine Diddle Uzzi.

Publisher

Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Language

Translated from the Latin.

Added Author

Uzzi, Jeannine Diddle, 1971- translator.

Thomson, Jeffrey, translator.

Research Call Number

JFD 15-3630