Catullus, Gaius Valerius.
Catullus et in eum Isaaci Vossii observationes.
[Leiden], Isaac Littlebury, 1684.
Edited by Isaac Vossius
Title in red and black and with woodcut ornament, woodcut decorative initials
Size 6 1/4 by 8"
[4], 343 pp, [30] errata page at end.
2 pages of manuscript notes at end
Text in Latin
With bookplates of:
Thomas Day Seymour and Thomas Ruddiman

Thomas Day Seymour (April 1, 1848 – December 31, 1907) was an American classical scholar.
He spent most of his career as a Professor of Greek at Yale University and published primarily on the works of Homer.

THOMAS RUDDIMAN N, A.M., THE KEEPER, FOR ALMOST FIFTY YEARS, OF THE LIBRARY BELONGING TO THE FACULTY OF ADVOCATES AT EDINBURGH.

Gaius Valerius Catullus (c. 84 - c. 54 BCE), often referred to simply as Catullus, was a Latin poet of the late Roman Republic who wrote chiefly in the neoteric style of poetry, focusing on personal life rather than classical heroes. His surviving works are still read widely and continue to influence poetry and other forms of art.
Catullus's poems were widely appreciated by contemporary poets, significantly influencing Ovid and Virgil, among others. After his rediscovery in the Late Middle Ages, Catullus again found admirers such as Petrarch. The explicit sexual imagery which he uses in some of his poems has shocked many readers. Yet, at many instruction levels, Catullus is considered a resource for teachers of Latin.
Catullus's style is highly personal, humorous, and emotional; he frequently uses hyperbole, anaphora, alliteration, and diminutives.
In 25 of his poems, he mentions his devotion to a woman he refers to as "Lesbia", who is widely believed to have been the Roman aristocrat Clodia Metelli. One of the most famous of his poems is his 5th, which is often recognized for its passionate language and opening line: "Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus" ("Let us live, my Lesbia, and let us love").





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