Catullus’ Bedspread:
The Life of Rome’s most erotic poet

Living through the debauchery, decadence and political machinations of the crumbling Roman Republic, Catullus filled his passionate poetry with emotion, wit and lurid insight into many of the Republic’s most enduring figures. His poetry tells of a life beset with love, loss and political conflict. His own scandalous love affairs brimmed with the excess, corruption and spectacle of his time. Daisy Dunn talks about her acclaimed book that rediscovers the world of Catullus’ passions, exploring his adventures at sea, private dinners, lovers’ trysts and power games – a rare portrait of life during one of the most critical moments in world history, seen through the eyes of one of Rome’s greatest writers.

‘Dunn’s beautifully written biography is a superb portrait of this most human of poets who leaps to life, hating and loving as ferociously as ever, before our 21st century eyes’ – The Sunday Times

‘An amazing mixture of pacey biography and first-rate literary analysis. Rome’s most famous bad boy poet comes alive as never before. Stunning’ – Boris Johnson


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