The Poems Of Catullus
A Dual-Language Edition with Parallel Text
Will be published approx. on 10. December 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-14-313637-8 (ISBN)
Description
In his short life, the Roman aristocrat Catullus (84-54 B.C.E) wrote only a single book of poetry, but in it lies some of the most raw and forceful depictions of the vagaries of human emotion to be produced in the ancient world. In the 113 poems featured in this edition, Catullus' lyricism is equally as romantic as it is violent, capable of capturing the fleeting moments of a burgeoning romance and the cold despondence of its dissolution. Stephanie McCarter's new translation considers the nuances of sexuality and gender in Ancient Rome and animates the colourful lyricism of Catullus, a poet who deftly ensconced readers in the extremes of emotion: from tender admiration of friends to the bitter scorn of foes, from unbridled passion between lovers to religious fanaticism for Gods. This edition includes facing Latin text, ideal for any academic study of Catullus.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Edition type
Bilingual edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
213 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-313637-8 (9780143136378)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Gaius Valerius Catullus (Author)
Very little is known 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 started writing in 69 or 68 and died around 54BC.
Stephanie McCarter (Translator)
Stephanie McCarter is a professor of classical literature at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. She has published translated work on Horace and has written for The Sewanee Review, Eidolon, Electric Literature and The Millions. She won the 2023 Harold Morton Landon Translation Prize from The Academy of American Poets for her Penguin Classics translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses.
Very little is known 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 started writing in 69 or 68 and died around 54BC.
Stephanie McCarter (Translator)
Stephanie McCarter is a professor of classical literature at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. She has published translated work on Horace and has written for The Sewanee Review, Eidolon, Electric Literature and The Millions. She won the 2023 Harold Morton Landon Translation Prize from The Academy of American Poets for her Penguin Classics translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses.
Content
Preface
Introduction by Stephanie McCarter
A Note on the Translation
A Note on the Text
A Note on Meters
Suggestions for Further Reading
THE POEMS OF CATULLUS
Index of People
Notes
Introduction by Stephanie McCarter
A Note on the Translation
A Note on the Text
A Note on Meters
Suggestions for Further Reading
THE POEMS OF CATULLUS
Index of People
Notes