Dazzling modern lyrical poems from Catullus
- by turns smutty abusive romantic & deeply moving Introducing Little Black Classics 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range & diversity of Penguin Classics with books from around the world & across many centuries They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California & the Russian steppe Here are stories lyrical & savage; poems epic & intimate; essays satirical & inspirational; & ideas that have shaped the lives of millions Catullus (c 84-54 BCE) Catullus's The Poems is available in Penguin Classics