Catulli Veronensis Liber
Catulli Veronensis Liber by Catullus, published by Cambridge University Press in July 2010, is a comprehensive examination of the works of the Roman poet, who is believed to have lived between 84 and 54 BCE. This edition, spanning 528 pages, features a careful analysis by Robinson Ellis, who explores the text’s ancestry as established by Renaissance scholars through surviving manuscript variants. Ellis provides a text with suggested readings and emendations, along with a nearly complete listing of citations referencing Catullus throughout history.
Readers will find a detailed exploration of Catullus’s poetry, including insights into the construction of his verse and the identification of ‘Lesbia,’ a figure often associated with Clodia Metelli. This edition also engages with the scholarly contributions of Ribbeck and Westphal, enhancing the understanding of Catullus’s literary significance. The work delves into themes of history and literary criticism, making it a valuable resource for those interested in ancient literature and the evolution of poetic forms.
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The title of this work literally means The Book of Catullus of Verona and is a careful perusal by Robinson Ellis of the oeuvre of the Roman poet, who is generally thought to have lived between 84 and 54 BCE. In this second edition of 1878, Ellis (1834-1913), whose monumental Commentary on Catullus is also reissued in this series, demonstrates the ancestry of the text of the poems established by Renaissance scholars from the surviving manuscript variants, supplying a text with suggested readings and emendations and a nearly complete listing of citations or references that have been made to Catullus throughout the centuries, and engaging with the work of fellow scholars Ribbeck and Westphal. Ellis offers a detailed reading of the construction of the poet’s engaging verse and supports the identification of the ‘Lesbia’ of whom Catullus writes so glowingly and passionately with Clodia Metelli.
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