Catullus is one of the liveliest and most appealing Roman poets. His emotion, charm, and apparent spontaneity resonate with readers as strongly today as in antiquity. This sophisticated literary and historical introduction brings Catullus to life for the modern reader and presents his poetry in all [...]

Born around 84 BC Catullus belonged to an influential and wealthy family. Later on in life, when Catullus moved to Rome, he was entertained in a style suitable for a fashionable young man. During this time it is thought that he embarked upon several love affairs. Catullus looks at the poet's love af[...]

Catullus, who lived from about 84 to 54 BC, was one of ancient Rome's most gifted, versatile and passionate poets. Living at a time of radical social change at the end of the Roman Republic, he belonged to a group of young poets who embraced Hellenistic forms to forge a new literary style, the so-ca[...]

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Catullus dikter är fyllda av starka känslor: av kärlek, sex, hat, svartsjuka och självmedlidande, men de är också ofta ömsinta och eleganta. Ett 70-tal av Catullus dikter presenteras här i översättning av Gunnar Harding och Tore Janson. Kärleksdikter t[...]