An Interpretation of the Poems of CatullusEdwin Mellen Press, 1999 - 133 páginas This is an introduction to the poetry of Catullus, establishing a number of contexts within which Catullus functioned. It sets out four ways in which Catullus can be seen as a modern poet: emphasis on art, on sexual themes on the individual voice, and on a brief clear style. |
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... beautiful ' because she lacks charm and wit . Lesbia , in contrast , possesses to a superlative degree the charm , the attractiveness , that is so central to Catullus ' view of the world and can therefore justly be called ' very beautiful ...
... beautiful ' because she lacks charm and wit . Lesbia , in contrast , possesses to a superlative degree the charm , the attractiveness , that is so central to Catullus ' view of the world and can therefore justly be called ' very beautiful ...
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... beautiful ( Poem 8.16 ) , possessing a soft foot ( Poem 68b.70 ) , speaking like a Roman aristocrat , and ( if identified with Clodia Metelli ) loving striking eyes . For beautiful Lesbia to be compared with this paradigm of ugliness is ...
... beautiful ( Poem 8.16 ) , possessing a soft foot ( Poem 68b.70 ) , speaking like a Roman aristocrat , and ( if identified with Clodia Metelli ) loving striking eyes . For beautiful Lesbia to be compared with this paradigm of ugliness is ...
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... beautiful by Paris ( lines 16- 20 ) ; later , Junia is implicitly asserted to be the most beautiful woman in the world ( lines 82-86 ) . Junia is also compared to a series of attractive flowers and plants : to myrtle , sacred to Venus ...
... beautiful by Paris ( lines 16- 20 ) ; later , Junia is implicitly asserted to be the most beautiful woman in the world ( lines 82-86 ) . Junia is also compared to a series of attractive flowers and plants : to myrtle , sacred to Venus ...
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Aegeus Allius Ameana amor Apollonius Rhodius Ariadne Arkins asserts attack Attis Aurelius beautiful Berenice boys brother Caesar Callimachean Callimachus Calvus Catullan Catullus Catullus and Lesbia Cicero Clodia corruption crucial Cybele death deluded deserted Egnatius elegiac couplet enemies epigrams Fabullus father friends friendship Furius Gellius girl goddess gods Greek group Poems happy Hellenistic Heroic Age homosexual human husband Hymenaeus incest infidelity intercourse Iuventius Junia kisses Laodamia Latin literature Latin love Latomus Lesbia cycle Lesbia poems lines long poems love for Lesbia love poetry love-sick lover of Lesbia Lucretius lyric male Mamurra Manlius marriage marriage of Peleus married metre miniature epic mistress Muses myth passion Peleus and Thetis Phrygia Poem 64 Poem 68b poems of Catullus poet Propertius Protesilaus Ptolemy regarded relationship with Lesbia Rome Rufus sexual intercourse sexual love short poems stress theme Theseus Veranius verses virgin Volusius wife woman women write Yeats