CATULLUS AND HIS RENAISSANCE READERS

Gaisser, Julia Haig

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. This is the first general study of the fortunes of Catullus in the Renaissance. After a brief introduction tracing the transmission of the poet from antiquity to the middle of the fifteenth century, the book follows his reception and interpretation by editors, commentators, university lecturers, and poets from the first edition (1472) through the sixteenth century. Octavo: xiii, 446 p. with 8 illustrations. Original blue cloth binding, with gilt titles. Just a hint of foxing to the top edge; else near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Near fine / Near fine. Item #75673
ISBN: 0198148828

Price: $100.00