Love Poems of Catullus
Catullus, Gaius Valerius / Kogane, Tynan
Catullus was undoubtedly one of the most intimate, witty, vivid, and tender poets of antiquity. Perhaps his greatest gift was his ability to truthfully reveal the fleeting instants of his bare psyche: moments of erotic passion, of scorn and jealousy, of heartfelt devotion, of consuming love. The cycle of poems to his love, "Lesbia, " have entranced poets and translators across the centuries, enriching many different traditions in English-langu...