Selected Poems
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Köp båda 2 för 528 krMitchell beautifully translates Catullus, retaining the original poems hendecasyllabic form while lending a punchy, plucky voice to the ancient poet. . . . Catulluss verses still ring true, reminding readers that the habits of the heart havent changed in millennia.Publishers Weekly What a dream combination, Stephen Mitchell and Catullus! Ive always loved Catullus for his irreverence, his passion, his idiosyncratic voice, which echoes down the centuries. Now Mitchell has made him one of us, a contemporary poet whose verse unveils the human condition in all its madness and grace. Mitchells rare poetic gift shimmers through these translations.Jay Parini, author of New and Collected Poems, 19752015 The genius of Stephen Mitchell in these new translations is to make a friend of Catullusa new incarnation of this bad boy ancient Roman poet, for all those who are sensitive to beauty.Daniel Halpern, author of Something Shining and founding publisher, Ecco Is there any language that Stephen Mitchell cant bring to life for readers of English? Here, in his first foray into Latin, he does for Catullus what hes already done for Rilke, Neruda, and Yehuda Amichai: capture a great lyric voice with freshness, vigor and energy. This version belongs on the bookshelf of every poetry reader.James Romm, author of Demetrius: Sacker of Cities and The Sacred Band: Three Hundred Theban Lovers Fighting to Save Greek Freedom and series editor, Ancient Lives
Gaius Valerius Catullus (c. 84c. 54 BCE) was one of the most influential lyric poets of ancient Rome. Stephen Mitchells many books include the best-selling Tao Te Ching, Gilgamesh, The Book of Job, The Selected Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke, The Gospel According to Jesus, The Iliad, The Odyssey, and Beowulf.