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Switch: The Complete Catullus

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By (author): Isobel Williams

During the latter phases of Covid, Isobel Williams completed her celebrated translations of the polyamorous ancient Roman poet Catullus. The poems that proved impossible when she prepared Shibari Carmina, published to acclaim in 2021, finally surrendered to her. 'Translating Catullus has been, for me, like cage fighting with two opponents, not just A Top Poet, but the schoolgirl I was, trained to show the examiner that she knew what each word meant.' The conflict was resolved by a third component, the context of shibari, a Japanese form of rope bondage with its own knotty terminology. Due to its severe restraints Catullus came alive in all his 'tormented intelligence and romantic versatility'. Critics called the work 'explosive and impactful', 'one of the most exciting translation volumes of recent years', 'lyrical, funny, engaging, and insightful', 'a bracingly foul, but also a shrewd and funny Catullus' 'Isobel Williams' naughty translation puts the Roman poet in a bondage dungeon.' He will never be quite the same again. Switch joins Carcanet's Classics series. Like its incomplete predecessor it is illustrated with bondage drawings by the translator herself. She adds a 'who shagged whom' chart so readers can move confidently from one engagement to the next. See more
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  • Dimensions: 135 x 216mm
  • Publication Date: 31 Aug 2023
  • Publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781800173392

About Isobel Williams

Isobel Williams was educated at Woking Girls' Grammar School and Somerville College Oxford. She blogs about live-drawing has held solo exhibitions in London and Oslo and has written for publications ranging from The Amorist to International Journal for the Semiotics of Law. She wrote and illustrated The Supreme Court: a Guide for Bears (2017) and Catullus: Shibari Carmina (Carcanet 2021) and contributed a chapter to Design in Legal Education (Routledge 2022).

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