Catullus' life was akin to pulp fiction. In Julius Caesar's
Rome, he engages in a stormy affair with a consul's wife. He writes
her passionate poems of love, hate, and jealousy. The consul, a
vehement opponent of Caesar, dies under suspicious circumstances.
The merry widow romances numerous young men. Catullus is drawn into
politics and becomes a cocky critic of Caesar, writing poems that
dub Julius a low-life pig and a pervert. Not surprisingly, soon
after, no more is heard of Catullus.
David Mulroy brings to life the witty, poignant, and brutally
direct voice of a flesh-and-blood man, a young provincial in the
Eternal City, reacting to real people and events in a Rome full of
violent conflict among individuals marked by genius and
megalomaniacal passions. Mulroy's lively, rhythmic translations of
the poems are enhanced by an introduction and commentary that
provide biographical and bibliographical information about
Catullus, a history of his times, a discussion of the translations,
and definitions and notes that ease the way for anyone who is not a
Latin scholar.
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