Catullus

Reviews / Votes

"Gaisser (emer., Bryn Mawr College), who has written extensively onancient Roman poetry and Renaissance Latin literature, has producedan excellent comprehensive guide to the major Roman poet Catullus."(CHOICE, December 2009) "Such a simple and yet profound book could only have been writtenby someone with the authority conferred by a detailed knowledge ofCatullus' work, its transmission and its reception over the ages.... I consider [it] the best existing survey on Catullus."(Bryn Mawr Classical Review, December 2009)"An essential contribution to Catullan studies, this volume deftlyintroduces readers to fundamental issues: formation of thecollection; the speaking voice; verbal and structural techniques;intertextuality; reception both ancient and contemporary." -Marilyn B. Skinner, University of Arizona "Gaisser speaks with authority about every aspect ofCatullus' poetry. From now on, when my students, at whateverlevel, ask for a single book introduction to Catullus, I willrecommend this one." -Andrew Feldherr, Princeton "A panoramic introduction that--like Catullus himself--islearned, accessible and luminous, rich with insights on poeticsound and architecture, intertextuality and literary reception.Gaudete, Veneres Cupidinesque, and readers of Catullus new andold." -Judith P. Hallett, University of Maryland, CollegePark