26%
off
off
Catullus : A Poet in the Rome of Julius Caeser
Free delivery worldwide
Available. Dispatched from the UK in 11 business days
When will my order arrive?
Not expected to be delivered to the United States by Christmas
Description
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 affairs with married women and how these affairs led to one of his most famous works, his poems to 'Lesbia'. Following the failure of these rather unsatisfactory loves, Catullus failed to write much more and died in obscure circumstances around the time of Caesar's invasion of Britain. This revised edition of a classic book looks in detail at the life of a poet in the Rome of Julius Caesar, providing the reader with a fascinating and coherent picture of the life and work of Catullus whilst simultaneously illuminating the unrest, violence and death that surrounded ancient Rome.
show more
show more
Product details
- Paperback | 256 pages
- 156 x 234 x 20mm | 582g
- 19 May 2010
- Amberley Publishing
- Chalford, United Kingdom
- English
- 18 Illustrations, unspecified
- 184868391X
- 9781848683914
- 1,354,120
About Aubrey Burl
Aubrey Burl is a historian and archeologist of forty years standing. He is Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and an Honorary Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. He is particularly interested in the early societies of prehistoric Britain. He lives in Birmingham.
show more
show more
