A Companion to Catullus
Book Details
Author(s)
Skinner, Marilyn B.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN / ASIN
1444339257
ISBN-13
9781444339253
Availability
In Stock.
Sales Rank
#2,069,069
Category
Literary Criticism
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
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Description
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
