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Cargando... Catullus: A Poet in the Rome of Julius Caesarpor Aubrey Burl
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. A very uneven, disappointing book. When it sticks to the poetry, the book is captivating and thought provoking. However, the author also tries to add historical context, and this is where the book goes badly wrong. History and cultural studies are added, without rhyme or reason, throughout the work, interrupting the flow. And the historical or cultural information that is added is neither particularly well written nor insightful. I felt glad to know more about Catullus' poetry, but otherwise cheated by the time spent reading this book. Avoid it like the plague. ( ) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — Cargando... GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)874.01092Literature Latin Latin lyric poetry to ca. 499, Roman periodClasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio:
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