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Chasing Catullus by Josephine Balmer (2004, Trade Paperback)

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The poems push back the boundaries, blurring differences between ancient and modern, familiar and unfamiliar, giving voice to contemporary loss and grief.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloodaxe Books

ISBN-101852246464

ISBN-139781852246464

eBay Product ID (ePID)30759780

Product Key Features

Book TitleChasing Catullus

Number of Pages72 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral

Publication Year2004

GenrePoetry

AuthorJosephine Balmer

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.2 in

Item Weight0.4 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2004-426464

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal821.914

SynopsisThis work is a dual book project involving a new translation of Catallus together with the author's own book of poems, versions and translations., Josephine Balmer's Chasing Catullus ventures into the border territory, the no-man's-land between poetry and translation, juxtaposing new poems with fresh versions of ancient texts, brazenly reimagining classical literature, wittily subverting epic works, overwriting the past like a palimpsest., Josephine Balmer's 'Chasing Catullus' ventures into border territory, the no-man's-land between poetry and translation, juxtaposing new poems with fresh versions of ancient texts, brazenly reimagining classical literature, wittily subverting epic works, overwriting the past like a palimpsest. But there is a more personal journey here too. 'Chasing Catullus' presents a dark odyssey of the soul, descending in and out of the underworls as Balmer responds to the death of her young niece from cancer, exploring difficult times and dangerous emotions with compassion and humour. The poems push back the boundaries, blurring differences between ancient and modern, familiar and unfamiliar, giving voice to contemporary loss and grief.

LC Classification NumberPR6052