This bold, yet literal translation of the ancient Roman poet Catullus is rendered in delightful lines. Rabinowitz grasps the elegance, passion, and nastiness not only of this Roman bad boy but also of first-century B.C. Rome. Fun to read, Catullus supersedes the weary and stale bourgeois versions of these verses that have kept the lusty language of the poet from the equally lusty minds of his readers.
