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The Books of Catullus, trans. by Simon Smith Stephen Burt And occasionally the world doesThe Books of Catullus is the first full English translation of Catullus to take him at his word. It divides the Roman poets complete works into the three books in which many scholars believe the poems were originally received in the Late Republic (c. 60 bc). The length of each book, or grouping, correlates to the usual length of a single roll of papyrus from that period. These books gather poems in different metres and concentrate on specific themes.