The generic and thematic breadth of Ausonius' large output makes him the most innovative of all Latin poets and his vision and voice require a poet equal to his prodigious talents. Luckily, in award-winning poet Deborah Warren, Ausonius has found his match. To communicate the breadth of Ausonius' project, Warren offers complete translations of the poet's two most traditional poems, the Moselle and the Epigrams; while the poet's generic and thematic innovations are revealed in her versions of the Bissula, the Cupid Crucified, the Ephemeris, the Professors of Bordeaux and the bawdy and unique Cento Nuptialis. An introduction and supporting notes written by Joseph Pucci help readers negotiate the contextual and prosopographic hurdles Ausonius' poems often present. Bringing a new generation of students the words of this wiliest of Latin poets, Warren's versions of Ausonius open a window onto the poet's thoughts and feelings in a time of momentous change in the Roman world. Book jacket.