num_pages: 150
description: This bold, yet literal translation grasps the elegance, passion, and nastiness not only of the ancient Roman poet but also of first-century B.C. Rome.  William S. Burroughs says of this remarkable work: "Beautifully translated ... trivial, frivolous, profound, obscene. Read the fossils of lust." And Allen Ginsberg declared, "What a favor! It's lighthearted, the most readable I know."
language: English
title: Gaius Valerius Catullus Complete Poetic Works
titlecomplete: Gaius Valerius Catullus Complete Poetic Works (Dunquin Series)
characters: Catullus (poet), Lesbia (Catullus)
genres: Classics, Roman, Ancient History, Italy, Fiction, Ancient, Romance, Literature, Mythology, Poetry
ratings_count: 10552
publisher: Spring Publications