Love Poems of Catullus
Published on 19. December 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-0-8112-3749-9 (ISBN)
Description
Catullus was undoubtedly one of the most intimate, witty, vivid, and tender poets of antiquity. Perhaps his greatest gift was his ability to truthfully reveal the fleeting instants of his bare psyche: moments of erotic passion, of scorn and jealousy, of heartfelt devotion, of consuming love. The cycle of poems to his love, "Lesbia," have entranced poets and translators across the centuries, enriching many different traditions in English-language poetry.
This anthology of Catullus's love poems showcases translations from many New Directions authors, including James Laughlin, Bernadette Mayer, Muriel Spark, and Louis and Celia Zukofsky, as well as beloved timeless translations, like those of Ben Jonson and Christopher Marlowe, and inimitable modern versions from the likes of Dorothy Parker and Horace Gregory. Also included are several newly commissioned translations from contemporary poets and writers.
This anthology of Catullus's love poems showcases translations from many New Directions authors, including James Laughlin, Bernadette Mayer, Muriel Spark, and Louis and Celia Zukofsky, as well as beloved timeless translations, like those of Ben Jonson and Christopher Marlowe, and inimitable modern versions from the likes of Dorothy Parker and Horace Gregory. Also included are several newly commissioned translations from contemporary poets and writers.
Reviews / Votes
"Catullus wrote the loveliest of lovely things-and also the loathesomest." -- Robert Frost "Catullus could rub words so hard / together their friction burned a / heat that warms / us now 2000 years away." -- James Laughlin "This lively compilation highlights one of antiquity's most tender, witty, and enduring voices." -- Publishers WeeklyMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 153 mm
Width: 106 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight
91 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8112-3749-9 (9780811237499)
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Persons
Gaius Valerius Catullus was a Latin poet of the late Roman Republic. His poems-116 in total survive-have been admired by and used as a reference point for countless other writers and artists, including Petrarch, Andrew Marvell, John Milton, William Wordsworth, W. B. Yeats, W. H. Auden, T. S. Eliot, Virginia Woolf, Cy Twombly, and Anne Carson. Tynan Kogane is an editor at New Directions.