{"product_id":"9781118255353","title":"Catullus","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Introductions to the Classical World\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eCatullus\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJulia Haig Gaisser\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eCatullus 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 its variety of emotions, subjects, and styles.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlaces Catullus in a social, historical, and literary context\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines Catallus's style and subjects, and provides a literary introduction to his major themes of love, social life, and politics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the reception of the poems by translators and interpreters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eJulia Haig Gaisser\u003c\/b\u003e is Eugenia Chase Guild Professor Emeritus in the Humanities at Bryn Mawr College, and a past president of the American Philological Association. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eCatullus and His Renaissance Readers\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), \u003ci\u003ePierio Valeriano on the Ill Fortune of Learned Men: A Renaissance Humanist and His World\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), and \u003ci\u003eThe Fortunes of Apuleius and the Golden Ass: A Study in Transmission and Reception\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), and the editor of \u003ci\u003eCatullus in English\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), and \u003ci\u003eCatullus\u003c\/i\u003e (2007).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 February 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118255353\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.84\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310521151628,"sku":"9781118255353","price":41.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118255353_faa606e4-e300-495d-aa53-40da80a0ac0e.jpg?v=1780162062","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118255353","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}