Catullus, Tibullus, Pervigilium Veneris (Loeb Classical Library No. 6)

by Gaius Valerius Catullus

Other authorsAlbius Tibullus (Author), G. P. Goold (Editor), J. W. Mackail (Translator), F. W. Cornish (Translator), J. P. Postgate (Translator)
Hardcover, 1988

Status

Available

Call number

871.0108

Collection

Publication

Harvard University Press (1988), Edition: 2nd, 376 pages

Description

Catullus (84-54BCE) couples consummate poetic artistry with intensity of feeling. Tibullus (c. 54-19 BCE) proclaims love for "Delia" and "Nemesis" in elegy. The beautiful verse of the Pervigilium Veneris (fourth century CE?) celebrates a spring festival in honour of the goddess of love.

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

6.37 inches

ISBN

9780674990074

UPC

000674990072
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