What then is a young man to do, but turn to poetry?Ĭhanging her name to Lesbia, Catullus set about dedicating a number of poems to his adulteress mistress, celebrating and lamenting their love in equal measure. Whoever she was Gaius Catullus was smitten – and Clodia was not available to be pursued as he might otherwise pursue her. It is not certain who Clodia was – she may have been Clodia Celer, licentious wife of the praetor Metellus, but equally she may not. His name was Gaius Catullus and he fell in love with Clodia. Sixty-odd years before the birth of Christ, there lived in Gaul the son of a minor aristocrat. Buy rather than borrow - it's best read slowly. Too broad a scope, with an admixture of style and setting, results in a disparate array, rather than a cohesive collection. Summary: A collection of love stories selected from 120 years worth of literature from around the world is bound to be personal, so it's inevitable that some will touch, move or delight, whilst others leave you switching off the light and opting for an early night instead.
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