{"product_id":"catullus-9781912802227","title":"Catullus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Roz Kaveney's modern adaptations of Catullus' poems bring them right up to date - in all their, sometimes shocking, 'new-ness' a good reminder how edgy ancient poetry could be.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Mary Beard, Professor of Classics, University of Cambridge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"To make Catullus' much-translated poems seem surprising and fresh is a rare achievement - but nothing less than the most scabrous, the most tender of Roman poets deserves. A wonderful feat.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Tom Holland, historian and novelist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hilarious, poignant, mischievous, distraught, Roz Kaveney's twinkling versions capture the staggering range of Catullus' poetic moods, subjects, and forms ... She nails the jokes, uproariously; brilliantly sees how Catullus' world and ours superimpose ...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Nick Lowe, Reader in Classics, Royal Holloway University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In a great time for female translators of Catullus, Roz Kaveney's versions are a particular delight. With her use of language and verse structure, she seems to capture the authentic voice of the poet.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Tony Keen, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Notre Dame\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sad Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781912802227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.34d","brand":"Roz Kaveney, Gaius Valerius Catullus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36670496014492,"sku":"9781912802227","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_be3bb398-871c-49d3-99d9-1876d10ab201.jpg?v=1603922818","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/catullus-9781912802227","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}