Catullus A Poet In The Rome Of Julius Caesar

Catullus was a Roman poet whose expressions of love and hatred are generally considered the finest lyric poetry of ancient Rome. In 25 of his poems he speaks of his love for a woman he calls Lesbia, whose identity is uncertain.

Gaius Valerius Catullus (84-54 BCE) was a Roman poet whose poems are considered to be some of the finest examples of lyric poetry from ancient Rome, despite his youth and early death.

The Financial Times: ‘Catullus’ Bedspread: The Life of Rome’s Most Erotic Poet’, by Daisy Dunn

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‘Catullus’ Bedspread: The Life of Rome’s Most Erotic Poet’, by Daisy Dunn

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Catullus was early Rome’s most revered and reviled poet. From the first page of this intriguing new novel about his love affair with the woman whose identity he encoded as “Lesbia”, Helen Dunmore ...

Daisy Dunn’s Catullus’s Bedspread: the Life of Rome’s Most Erotic Poet, alongside her new translations of his poetry, offer a rollicking good read – as long as they’re not taken too much at face value ...

The Australian: Daisy Dunn: Catullus’ Bedspread, The Life of Rome’s Most Erotic Poet

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The Independent: Catullus' Bedspread: The Life of Rome's Most Erotic Poet by Daisy Dunn, book review: Tainted love in ancient Rome

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Catullus' Bedspread: The Life of Rome's Most Erotic Poet by Daisy Dunn, book review: Tainted love in ancient Rome

London Evening Standard: Catullus’ Bedspread: The Life of Rome’s Most Erotic Poet by Daisy Dunn - review

Catullus’ Bedspread: The Life of Rome’s Most Erotic Poet by Daisy Dunn - review