A Thousand Stolen Kisses: Selections from Catullus

In the time of Julius Caesar, Catullus wrote some of the finest, most emotionally-driven poems known at any time, anywhere, in world literature, and his verse remains as eloquent today as when he first shared them with his coterie of friends more than 20 centuries ago. In this new collection, his poetry comes to life again, in a contemporary, accessible idiom. A detailed Afterword, providing a biographical, historical, and literary context, and extensive notes, annotating each poem, makes this the most lucid collection of his work available today.