Catullus in Verona: A Reading of the Elegiac Libellus, Poems 65-116

by Catullus and Marilyn B. Skinner

Gaius Valerius Catullus is one of Rome's greatest surviving poets and also one of the most popular Latin authors. Comprehensive treatments of his work have been hindered, however, by the problems posed by the Catutllan collection as it has come down to us. Although many scholars now believe that Catullus did publish his verse in one or more small volumes (libelli), the theory that these books were rearranged after his death means that individual pieces...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814209378
• ISBN13: 9780814209370
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"