Excerpt from Selections From Catullus: Translated Into English Verse With an Introduction on the Theory of Translation About the beauty of the original and the impossibility of adequate translation, but the fact remains that for most of us it is translation or nothing. Nor is this altogether regrettable. Even if it were possible for all of us to learn Latin and Greek well enough to read the great epics, it would scarcely be worth while for all of us to do it. Though the scholar has his place, and a very necessary one, no language. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.