A Companion to Catullus

Skinner, Marilyn B.

In this companion, international scholars provide a comprehensive overview that reflects the most recent trends in Catullan studies.

• Explores the work of Catullus, one of the best Roman ‘lyric poets’
• Provides discussions about production, genre, style, and reception, as well as interpretive essays on key poems and groups of poems
• Grounds Catullus in the socio-historical world around him
• Chapters challenge received wisdom, present original readings, and suggest new interpretations of biographical evidence

Details

Published by: Wiley-Blackwell

Publication Date: 2010-12-13

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781444339253

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Dimensions: 246.4cm x171.5cm

Pages: 624.0