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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Lively, vigorous translation with a contemporary feel
Catullus is one of the poets who first kindled my love of poetry, and I was delighted to discover this excellent recent translation. Martin beautifully conveys Catullus' many faces and moods, from the mock-sweet lyric about his mistress' dead sparrow, to the spare, anguished syllables of odi et amo...much recommended...
Published on March 27, 2003 by Anacreon
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4 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
For American English speakers only
Thiese translations by Martin are too cutesy in their use of modern American parlance.. 'Hooker,' ' his boy's fanny,' 'cruising,' 'faggot'... Ruins this book for me. I prefer the old Penguin edition I used to have.
Published on January 23, 2007 by J. Webb
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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Lively, vigorous translation with a contemporary feel,
By Anacreon (Charlottesville, Va) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Poems of Catullus (Paperback)
Catullus is one of the poets who first kindled my love of poetry, and I was delighted to discover this excellent recent translation. Martin beautifully conveys Catullus' many faces and moods, from the mock-sweet lyric about his mistress' dead sparrow, to the spare, anguished syllables of odi et amo...much recommended...
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Look for the 1979 Abbatoir edition,
By Just a photog (Loess Hills) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Poems of Catullus (Paperback)
I have the 1979 Abbatoir edition of this book, hand printed in Omaha by Harry Duncan and it is a gem. There were only 250 copies printed so it is probably a tough book to find out there but it is a treasure.
It's worth looking for.
4 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
For American English speakers only,
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This review is from: The Poems of Catullus (Paperback)
Thiese translations by Martin are too cutesy in their use of modern American parlance.. 'Hooker,' ' his boy's fanny,' 'cruising,' 'faggot'... Ruins this book for me. I prefer the old Penguin edition I used to have.
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The Poems of Catullus by Gaius Valerius Catullus (Paperback - November 1, 1989)
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