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Catullus: The Complete Poems by Catullus

earlgrey24's review

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emotional funny inspiring lighthearted sad fast-paced

5.0

4lbxrtoii's review

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3.0

I would reread all the poems to reach Catullus 85!? + the last 1/3 of his poems were interesting to say the least. . .

brittneywelch's review

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funny informative lighthearted slow-paced

3.5

aftaerglows's review against another edition

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3.0

dnf @ 13%, già dall’inizio la traduzione mi turbava un po’, ma dopo aver letto “un mr hyde è in lui” non ho intenzione di continuare

tallulahjt's review against another edition

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5.0

Iconic

freyacumber's review against another edition

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5.0

These poems feel so very fresh and modern despite being thousands of years old - just amazing 

windstormtale's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

emilylstevens's review

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

joannaautumn's review

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5.0

Moj prvi susret sa Katulom,nije mi bilo u planu za čitanje ali sam negde videla neku recenziju ove knjige kako hvali njegove ljubavne pesme pa rekoh da vidim kakve su. Pesme su krajnje subjektivne i podeljene u par grupa:imamo ljubavne(posvećene i ženama i muškarcima),imamo pesme koje hvale prijateljstva,imamo par sitničavih više pogrdnih pesama upućene tadašnjim ličnostima,čak i par svadbenih pesama.Njihova forma je dobra,s obzirom da je Katul bio pristalica aleksandrizma,ona je brižljivo sastavljena.
Kroz njegove pesme sam videla da se neke stvari nikada nisu promenile kod ljudi bez obzira na vreme koje prolazi, jednostavno mi je dobro legla ova knjiga.Preporučila bih ljudima koji vole antičku rimsku i grčku poeziju s obzirom da je Katul izvršio uticaj na druge pisce kao Ovidija i Tibula.

nikslibrary's review against another edition

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3.0

Over two millennia and yet the emotions feel as contemporary as ever. From the the bitterness of a modern subtweet (e.g. poem 80) to the brief tenderness of a notes-app lament (e.g. poem 85), this is a mixed bag for sure. Some poems lost me since they definitely require an academic eye to understand/enjoy, otherwise a fun read.