Includes bibliographical references (pages [127]-131) and indexes.
Preface, ix-- Timeline of events and authors mentioned, xi-- 1 A writer's world, 1-- 2 The poet at work, 17-- 3 The life of love, 45-- 4 Doctus poeta - the uses of learning, 77-- 5 Obscenity and humour, 93-- 6 First and last things, 116-- Notes, 127-- Further reading, 128-- Index of Passages, 132-- Index of Catullus Poems, 134-- General Index, 136