Daisy Dunn was born in London in 1987 and read Classics at the University of Oxford, before winning a scholarship to the Courtauld and completing a doctorate in Classics and History of Art at University College London. She writes and reviews for many publications, including The Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard, and Standpoint, and is editor of Argo, a Greek culture magazine. She was longlisted for the 2015 Notting Hill Editions Essay Prize. ‘Catullus’ Bedspread’ and an accompanying volume of the poems in translation are Daisy’s first books.
‘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 ‘A haunting reminder of how little humanity has changed over two thousand years and a moving introduction to the greatest love poet of all time’ Robert Harris ‘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’ Sunday Times ‘Dunn does a brilliant job of recreating Rome in the first century BC … This is a triumph of modern classical scholarship made accessible through lucid writing’ Independent ‘Lyrical, playful and startlingly original … Breathes extraordinary new life into the classical world. An unforgettable journey into the high art and low life of ancient Rome’ Dan Jones 'Imaginative and learned, Dunn has written the perfect introduction to Catullus and his world’ Tom Holland ‘Dunn’s brilliant new biography of the Roman master will shine beams of light on his darkly passionate poetry’ Professor Paul Cartledge ‘A lively, finely crafted biography. Weaving well-researched social history with a compelling account of political machinations in the Rome, the picture here is not just of a libertine prone to writing of his obscene desires, but a soulful man at the heart of a remarkable age’ Observer ‘Dunn is an appreciative and observant guide … [her] prose is Catullan in its versatility: she can be deliciously coarse and … lyrical. She marshals the poems into a life story … Like a good music album … An imaginative, enriching and quick-witted book reminds us that Catullus is a poet for all time’ Standpoint ‘Imaginatively revive[s] this most accessible of Roman poets’ Financial Times ‘Enjoyable and diligently researched … Dunn is as a sure-footed and elegant literary critic … ‘Catullus’ Bedspread’ is richly woven, and Dunn’s deep passion for her subject is patent’ Spectator
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