Select Poems Of Catullus: With Introductions, Notes, And Appendices (1880)

Select Poems of Catullus: With Introductions, Notes, and Appendices is a book featuring the works of the Roman poet Catullus, as translated and annotated by Gaius Valerius Catullus. The book was originally published in 1880 and contains a selection of Catullus' most famous poems, including his love poetry and his political satire. The book includes extensive introductions, notes, and appendices that provide historical and literary context for the poems, as well as explanations of the poet's use of language and literary techniques. The book is an excellent resource for students of Latin and lovers of classical poetry alike.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Peter Green is Dougherty Centennial Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin and Adjunct Professor of Classics at the University of Iowa. He is the author of many books, including "Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C.: A Historical Biography "(California, 1991) and "Alexander to Actium: The Historical Evolution of the Hellenistic Age "(California, 1990). His translations include Ovid's "The Poems of Exile: Tristia and the Black Sea Letters "(California, 2005), Juvenal's "The Sixteen Satires "(third edition, 1998), and Apollonios Rhodios's "The Argonautika: The Story of Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece " (California, 1997).