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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1889.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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Catullus is one of the liveliest and most appealing Roman poets. His emotion, charm, and apparent spontaneity resonate with readers as strongly today as in antiquity. This sophisticated literary and historical introduction brings Catullus to life for the modern reader and presents his poetry in all its variety of emotions, subjects, and styles.

• Places Catullus in a social, historical, and literary context


• Examines Catallus's style and subjects, and provides a literary introduction to his major themes of love, social life, and politics


• Discusses the reception of the poems by translators and interpreters

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Verse translation by Robinson Ellis, first published in 1871. According to Wikipedia: "Gaius Valerius Catullus (ca. 84 BC – ca. 54 BC) was a Roman poet of the 1st century BC. His surviving works are still read widely, and continue to influence poetry and other forms of art."

Responding to customer feedback, I revised the formatting of this file on 7/4/2009.If you bought a copy before that date, you should be able to download the new version at no additional cost.Feedback always welcome.seltzer@samizdat.com ... Read more

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Although Catullus is one of the best known of the Roman poets it is his shorter poems that are more familiar. This is the first edition of the longer poems in a single volume. Text, translation and a full commentary with discussion of recent criticism. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This title is the student version. This new volume, Catullus: Expanded Edition, merges the Latin poems from both earlier versions into one volume. Containing all the poems on the 2005-06 AP* Catullus Examination syllabus. Excellent and convenient resources, the Catullus Teacher's Manual and Catullus for the AP* A Supplement Teacher's Manual are designed to help teachers prepare students for the Catullus component of the AP* Latin Literature Exam. It includes the Latin text of the AP* Catullus selections, a working translation, a bibliography, and tests on reproducible pages.

Also available:

Writing Passion: A Catullus Reader - ISBN 0865164827
Catullus: Love and Hate - ISBN 0865161801

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Catullus Textbook for AP Latin
Multa Bene
this is an excellent book with all the information you need for the AP Catullus Latin literature course, now in it's final year ... Read more

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Designed to prepare students to meet A.P. LatinLiterature Exam, the student text provides an annotated Latin text ofthe Catullus selections and a variety of excellent supports includingvocabulary, explanation of meters and figures of speech, and anintroduction to the life and poetry of Catullus.

This edition incorporates 12 years of in-class use and successfulpreparation for the A.P. Latin Literature exam.

An excellent and convenient resource, the TM is designed to helpteachers prepare students for the Catullus component of the A.P. LatinLiterature Exam. It includes the Latin text of the A.P. Catullusselections, a working translation, a bibliography, and tests onreproducible pages.

The TM and student text of the Catullus Advanced Placement Editionincorporate 12 years of in-class use and successful preparation forthe A.P. Latin Literature exam. ... Read more

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This could be a much better book
I am currently enrolled in AP Latin Literature and my class has been using this book because it contains the new poems for the AP exam. We've all found the book's notes to be to sparse to be of any real help in translating and the glossary in the back to be seriously lacking. If you are planning on using this text, however, please translate with a good Latin-English dictionary nearby and with plenty of patience. Also note that the Latin text in this book does not have macrons.

Dual Appeal Goes Deeper than just AP Prep
I know from personal experience that this Catullus Student Text is an excellent preparation for the "A.P. Latin: Literature" test, and that students of all types in my class enjoyed using it.Like most AP texts, each poem is accompanied by vocabulary and grammar notes.However, the vocabulary notes offer more than just definition; some help to explain Catullus' word choice.For example, in Poem 1, Catullus appeals to "patrona virgo," his patron muse which the note explains is a reference to Homer's invocation of the muse.The collaboration of two editors, one a Ph.D high-school teacher and the other a Ph.D college professor, creates a student-friendly text that still encourages deeper exploration of the author's work.Moreover, brief introductions to each poem offer possible interpretations or help set the background for the poem.The editors make it clear, though, that these are only possibilities, leaving it to the students to come up with their own interpretation, aided by facts and concrete dates.These introductions also point the reader to other poems, which give more insight on the topic that Catullus is addressing.Every introduction states the meter of the poem, allowing students to practice scansion on their own.

It is the extra material, though, that truly makes the book superior.A map shows all the places described in Catullus' poems in relation to each other.The back of the book provides the metrical pattern for every meter used, the literary implications of each meter, and in which poems they are used.An Introduction describes not only Catullus' life and writing style, but gives the political background of that time period, placing all the poems in context.Moreover, the Introduction helps students get a better concept of Catullus' entire work by offering some scholarly arguments as to what order the poems were originally in, and why the editors chose to order them as they are in the text.

The accompanying Teacher's Manual, available separately, includes the poems in large type without notes, perfect for quick review in class as an overhead or worksheet.The manual also aids teachers with literal translations of the poems, practice tests, and understanding of the poems.

I highly recommend this AP Catullus text, in part because of the aid it provides for reading the poems, but more because it encourages students to develop their own informed understandings.The editors offer facts and dates, along with some possible explanations, but it is largely up to the student to explore the meanings of individual poems, as well as their connection with other poems.The desired result is to point to the significance of Catullus' work as a whole.Thus, this Catullus text is uniquely well suited for both the student who wishes to excel on the AP exam and the student who simply wishes to explore the beauty and passion in the work of Catullus.

Usable, but flawed...
Having just taken AP Catullus-Ovid, I must say that while this text seemedrelatively well-done and useful at first, I soon found I simply couldn'tignore its large number of faults.Yes, it's nice that the poems have mostof the vocab on the facing pages--but the author seems to insist ondefining excruciatingly common words (like "amo" and"dico") multiple times while leaving more obscure words for theback of the book or ignoring them entirely.Bender's text must thereforebe used with a Latin-English dictionary--not the end of the world, I know,but something that shouldn't be necessary for something like this billed asa "student text."

Another problem is that the author bases muchof his commentary on his own crass assumptions.Bender seems to likepointing out poetic devices (notably chiasmus) that simply *aren't there.* The sparse commentary on each poem, too, is nearly useless from a scholarlystandpoint; it's well and good to tell us that one poem "provides awindow into the poet's tortured soul," but does it actually helpstudents to appreciate the poem in any meaningful form?And some actualbackground information on the people and places Catullus mentions sofrequently would really have been nice.

I do realize that this is merelyan AP text, and certainly not one designed for the serious study ofCatullus and his poetry.And it does have some positive aspects: much ofeach poem's (more common) vocab *is* defined on the facing pages, and themargins provide plenty of space to write the translation or one's ownnotes.I can't help but think that Bender and Forsyth could have triedjust a *little* harder with the commentary and the vocab, however.For anyAP student with more than a passing interest in Catullus, I'd recommendGarrison's text in conjunction with (or just instead of) Bender's.

Excellent AP Text
Amazingly helpful to prepare students for the AP test.Includes a biography about the author, commentaries, notes, and a glossary of words used in the poems. ... Read more

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The poems of Catullus have notoriously been subjected to numerous accidental corruptions. This work represents a radical reappraisal of his text. It recommends some 600 changes to the Oxford Text of R.A.B. Mynors; many of these proposals are easily accessible elsewhere, but many are either original or else more or less forgotten. It is suggested here that Catullus's text was also subjected to significant deliberate change, much of it probably dating back to classical antiquity. These changes consist in part of around 70 interpolated lines, often designed to explain or paraphrase what Catullus had written, and in part of modernisations designed to adapt a Republican poet, the near contemporary of Cicero and Lucretius, to the poetical norms of the early Empire. Students of Catullus will certainly wish to take account of the arguments here advanced, even where they find themselves in disagreement with the conclusions. ... Read more