Catullan questions revisited / T. P. Wiseman.

"Catullan Questions Revisited offers a new insight into the brilliant poet who loved an aristocratic girl, attacked Julius Caesar and became a satirical playwright. Insisting on scrupulous use of the primary sources, Peter Wiseman combines textual, historical and even archaeological evidence to expl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wiseman, T. P. (Timothy Peter) (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Subjects:	Catullus, Gaius Valerius. Catullus, Gaius Valerius > In literature. Elegiac poetry, Latin > History and criticism. Love poetry, Latin > History and criticism. Elegiac poetry, Latin. Literature. Love poetry, Latin. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre:	Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Physical Description:	x, 176 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

Part One. Who was Lesbia? ; How many books? ; Where was the audience? ; What were the long poems?
Part Two. How Gallic were the Transpadanes? ; Why is Ariadne naked? ; Clodia : some imaginary lives.