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  Catullus, U. of Saskatchewan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Catullus does not seem to be indignant at any illegal activity on the part of these governors, however, but rather at the fact that neither he nor his friends were able to profit from their service as part of these governors' cohorts.
Catullus thus represents a social as well as a literary phenomenon, providing us with a glimpse of the life and concerns of a wealthy and talented member of the equestrian class in the midst of the turmoil of the Late Republic.
In this sense Catullus' poetry serves as a useful corrective to the gloomy picture conveyed by the violent and chaotic politics of this period: it is clear that, despite the uncertainties of the times, for many people life went along its usual course.
duke.usask.ca /~porterj/CourseNotes/CatullusNotes.html   (2554 words)

  
 Bryn Mawr Classical Review 97.2.23
Catullus' story is one of progressive self-awareness of the depths of his love, a movement from surface intensity to the depths of despair to profound transcendence.
Catullus "gets stuck in the pose of outrage, making an absolute of values that are essentially to do with the arrangement and rearrangement of alliance" (131-2).
In chapter 6, "Gazing at the Golden Age: Belatedness and Mastery in Catullus 64," F. advances a compelling reading of this definitive neoteric composition, in which the gazes of Ariadne and her viewers, the rustic folk at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, are the central thematic concern of the poem.
ccat.sas.upenn.edu /bmcr/1997/97.02.23.html   (2157 words)

  
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Catullus defends himself on charges of 1) too little restraint in his poems and 2) writing tender and therefore unmanly expressions of love.
Note the grandeur of the diction in stanza 2; the assonance of 3; the alliteration and anaphora of 4; the elision and synchysis of 5; the elisions of 6.
Catullus burns the annals to fulfill a vow of Lesbia to burn the poems of the worst poet.
www.sewanee.edu /Faculty/Seiters/classdoc/L303det.html   (2303 words)

  
 UQ - Classics and Ancient History: CL212 - Commentary
Helena K. Dettmer observes that the introductory sequence of Lesbia poems (2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13) all end with a reference either to a part of the face or the loss of virginity.
Catullus' sympathetic, sensitive treatment of his mistress's grief is the core of the poem.
On the other hand, perhaps Catullus means that his mistress, an extremely beautiful woman, like a goddess, emits a special fragrance, or aura, and this will be the source of the promised perfume.
www.uq.edu.au /hprcflex/lt2270/poecom1.htm   (3612 words)

  
 Catullus - Reviews on RateItAll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Taking a cue from his influence Callimachus, Catullus further developed the movement in poetry and verse away from the heroics of gods into topical matter more common, small-scale, and personal.
Catullus was also an erotic poet influenced by the work of Sappho.
We owe his survival to a wadded-up parchment found stopping a wine barrel in the 13th century; and the gaps in his text are the parts that the wine ate away.
www.rateitall.com /i-27094-catullus.aspx   (210 words)

  
 Catullus Translations - Welcome - Gaius Valerius Catullus
All texts of Catullus in Latin, including the most famous Lesbia poems, which variously express deep passion and devotion, and hatred and scorn for a mysterious lady, identified only as Lesbia.
Read about Catullus himself, his love for Lesbia and the style of his poetry.
Translations of Catullus poems in many languages, including English, Dutch, Estonian, German, Italian, Rioplatense, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and many more.
www.negenborn.net /catullus   (235 words)

  
 Readings for Latin 202, Latin Poetry (2003)
Gaius Valerius Catullus was born at Verona in Northern Italy.
Catullus is generally credited with bringing the poetics of Alexandria to Rome.
Though Catullus apparently belonged to a group of stylish young poets, called the neoteroi (Ïnew poets -- we might be tempted to call them the avante garde), of this group's production only his poetry survived the ravages of time and taste.
www.richmond.edu /~wstevens/latin202/202txts04.html   (3697 words)

  
 Arachnion, n. 2.1, May 1996 - Jocelyn: Catullus 16. 5-6
In the first case Catullus could have been guilty of impietas where the woman's partner was concerned.
2 and 26), as for other men of his time (cf.
Catullus' Phalaecian epigrams have three other asyndetic pairs of proximate adjectives and participles (1.
www.cisi.unito.it /arachne/num4/jocelyn.html   (1050 words)

  
 Catullus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
It is thought that Catullus was born in Verona and went to Rome about 62 BC, where he achieved prominence in a group of young poets who wrote Latin verse inspired by the Greek poets of the Hellenistic Age (4th century-1st century BC).
Among the most famous of Catullus's works are the so-called Lesbia poems, which variously express deep passion and devotion and hatred and scorn for a mysterious lady, identified only as Lesbia.
From 57 to 56 BC Catullus visited Asia Minor in the entourage of Gaius Memmius, governor of the Roman province of Bithynia.
www.cartage.org.lb /en/themes/Biographies/MainBiographies/C/catullus/2.html   (330 words)

  
 Catullus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
But it isn't actually the traditional notions Catullus rejects, but merely their monopolized application to the vita activa of politics and war.
It isn't known for sure when Catullus died, some antique sources tell he died from exhaustion at the age of 30.
Subsequently, his poems were appreciated by other poets and intellectuals, but politicians like Cicero despised them because of their amorality, and Catullus was not considered one of the canonical school authors.
www.eurofreehost.com /ca/Catullus_2.html   (370 words)

  
 Latin 107   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Nov 1: Catullus 2 and 3; Wiseman pp.
Nov 4: Catullus 5, 7, and 8; Wiseman pp.
Nov 6: Catullus 11 and 36; Wiseman pp.
ccat.sas.upenn.edu /~sadashig/cat.html   (117 words)

  
 AgD Issue 2 and 3, print version, Agnieszka's Dowry ISSN 1088-4300
AgD Issue 2 and 3, print version, Agnieszka's Dowry ISSN 1088-4300
The poems and the letters and the stories all stand in severe relief as writing, unadorned.
Marek Lugowski 2: 13- 14, 3: 41- 42
asgp.org /Issue2-3AgD.html   (183 words)

  
 Fall Semester ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
In addition to familiarizing themselves with the works of some of the most important writers of Latin poetry, students will complete a review of Latin grammar and strengthen their ability to translate original texts.
The purpose of this conference is to give you an assessment of your progress in the class and to plan ahead for the remainder of the semester.
Cell phone usage: Out of courtesy for all those participating in the learning experience, all cell phones and pagers must be turned off before entering any classroom, lab, or formal academic or performance event.
www.mercer.edu /fll/Syllabi/kopp_lat360.htm   (1232 words)

  
 The Classics Pages - Acknowledgments
Catullus' Page will introduce you to some of the best short Latin poems (or perhaps remind you?) - in Latin.
With Horace and Catullus, you'll find the poem in Latin, but the magic of the web will make everything clear!
If you are trying the Latin, each word has a small superscript number next to it.
www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~loxias/catullus.htm   (268 words)

  
 Poet: Gaius Valerius Catullus - All poems of Gaius Valerius Catullus
Poet: Gaius Valerius Catullus - All poems of Gaius Valerius Catullus
Gaius Valerius Catullus was the son of a wealthy citizen of Verona.
Catullus translations site with the Latin poems of Gaius Valerius Catullus as well as translations of the Carmina Catulli in Latin, English, Dutch, German,...
poemhunter.com /gaius-valerius-catullus/poet-12471   (264 words)

  
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Catullus, Tibullus, Pervigilium Veneris (Loeb Classical Library No. 6)
Catullus for the AP: A Supplement (Student Text)
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thegreatlands.com /apf/mode/books/page_num/2/search_type/AuthorSearch/input_string/Gaius+Valerius+Catullus/locale/us   (74 words)

  
 Lyric Assignments 2003-2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Quiz Catullus 96, 101, Horace I.4, I.9, I.11, and I.34.
Be prepared for a quiz over Catullus 34 and 62; Horace I.9, I.21, I.24, and III.13 (the hymn form, short answer on all, and translation Hor.
Read/Review Catullus 49 and 53 with notes from Garrison and Forsyth.
www.montgomerybell.com /~gaffnee/lyrassign20032004.htm   (2036 words)

  
 Catullus, Univ. of Saskatchewan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Notice: This translation is the copyrighted property of the author and should not be reproduced without the author's permission.
On Catullus, see the Course Notes on Catullus (Porter).
Some of Catullus' poems are "earthy" in the extreme.
duke.usask.ca /~porterj/DeptTransls/Catullus.html   (1010 words)

  
 Unit2
2.    What effect is Catullus trying to achieve by his use of the word
2.    How would you feel on reading this poem if you were
2.    In this poem Martial refers to himself as an “entertainer”.
www.ltscotland.org.uk /latinonline/sc3/unit3/questions.htm   (570 words)

  
 Latin 201: Catullus & Cicero
There will also be a short take-home exam with translation and an essay, after completion of the first group of Catullus poems, equal to one-sixth of the course grade.
TH Sept. 9 Catullus 3 Lugete, o Veneres Cupidinesque (18), 5 Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus (13) (we may not finish 5 until next class)
TH Sept. 16 Catullus 7 Quaeris, quot mihi basiationes (12), 9 Verani, omnibus e meis amicis (11) (essay on 8 will be part of mini-test)
johara.web.wesleyan.edu /LAT201.html   (699 words)

  
 CL32 Horace & Catullus
The purpose of this course is to introduce you to the Roman poets Horace and Catullus and the scholarship which surrounds them.
Through these texts you will also be introduced to the Roman society of the late Republic and Early Empire.
Catullus, Carmina 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105
www.anselm.edu /internet/classics/CL32/cl32syl.html   (72 words)

  
 Reporter 22/5/02: Classical Tripos, 2004: Prescribed subjects and books
Schedule A: (1) Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite, Sappho 1, 16, 31, Archilochus, 'Cologne Epode' (2) Plato, Symposium (3) Theocritus 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 11, 13.
Schedule B: Catullus 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, 36, 37, 51, 58, 68, 70, 72, 75, 76, 79, 85, 87, 92, 104, 107, 109; Horace, Epodes 11, 14, 15; Horace, Odes 1.33; 2.9; 3.10; Propertius 2, 3; Tibullus 2; Ovid, Amores 3; Ovid, Ars Amatoria 1; Ovid, Remedia Amoris.
Schedule A: (1) Virgil, Eclogues, Virgil, Georgics 4.116-48; (2) Horace, Satires 1.8, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6; Horace, Epode 2; Horace, Odes 2.15, 3.13, 18, 23; Horace, Epistles 1.10, 14, 16; (3) Statius Silvae 1.3, 1.5, 2.2, 2.3, 4.5; Ps.-Virgil, Moretum.
www.admin.cam.ac.uk /reporter/2001-02/weekly/5885/16.html   (770 words)

  
 The Very Best Books : Search
Odi et amo; the complete poetry of Catullus (The Library of liberal arts)
Catullus: Poems 61-68 (Aris and Phillips Classical Texts)
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www.elise.com /store/section/Books/Author/Catullus/Page/2   (54 words)

  
 Books: Required: Student's Catullus, The: Page 2
Catullus asks two travel companions to deliver an invective against Lesbia.
Catullus invites his friend Fabullus to his house for a Stone Soup party.
Wayward visitors to this site must be aware that these are my personal notes, which have not been corrected, reviewed or approved by any instructor or professor.
www.jazzhaven.com /Books/Required/Student_s_Catullus__The/more2.html   (107 words)

  
 Latin 200
Syllabus Readings and Exercises Week 1 August 31: Introduction Catullus 1 and 13 Assignment: Catullus 2, 3, and 5 (approx.
Week 3 September 14: Quiz 2 Assignment: Catullus and Sappho Catullus 43, 51, 60, 70, 72 (Approx.
Thus the first, quiz, for instance, will cover Catullus 2, 3, and 5.
www.wooster.edu /classics/syllabi/latin200.html   (432 words)

  
 semestertest1
Compose an essay in which you compare and contrast how he does this in each poem.
& Sappho fragment 2: In a well-developed essay, compare and contrast Catullus 51 with its Sapphic model.
Chapter 34: opening and Catullus poetry, even that not in book.
abney.homestead.com /semestertest1.html   (1004 words)

  
 Faculty of Classics: prescribed subjects   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Virgil, Aeneid 9; Cicero, In Catilinam 1 and 2; Ovid, Amores 2; Tacitus, Annals 4.1-38, 62-75; Lucretius, De Rerum Natura 1.1-510, 635-950.
Schedule A: (1) Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus (2) Homeric Hymn to Demeter (3) Bacchylides 3, 5, 17, and 18.
Schedule B: Pindar Olympians 1, 6, and 7; Pindar Pythian 3 and Nemean 10; Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite and Plato's Symposium 189-193 (myth of Aristophanes); Callimachus Hymn 5 and 6.
www.classics.cam.ac.uk /Faculty/prescribed.html   (2689 words)

  
 Catullus and his Successors
This course will focus on the poet Catullus and his influence on Augustan literature.
  We will begin by reading Catullus' poetry in Latin and will aim to work our way through much of his corpus, paying attention to issues of genre, language and meter, as well as to the historical, intellectual, and cultural context of his poetry.
  Finally, we will look at how some of the first readers and critics of Catullus, namely Horace, Virgil, Propertius, and Ovid, constructed their own version of Catullus through intertextual engagement with his poetry.
classics.rutgers.edu /Courses/Catullus_Syllabus.htm   (289 words)

  
 Catullus Books, Book Price Comparison at 75 Bookstores.
This edition of eighty poems of Catullus is designed for college students.
An introduction deals with the life of Catullus, his indebtedness to Alexa...
A wild young poet in Julius Caesar's Rome Catullus’ life was akin to pulp fiction.
www.bookfinder4u.com /search_2/Catullus.html   (238 words)

  
 Catullus 5.1.2
Assignment: Turn to the poem by Catullus on page 202 and complete the exercises below based on lines 7-13.
The poet invites Lesbia to live a life of love.
How would you characterize Catullus' demand for kisses, and what would the stern old men think of it?
forlang.ccswebacademy.net /Latin1Cartwright/lessons/unit4/stage_45/assignment_45.07.htm   (150 words)

  
 Theater of Pompey - Theatrum Pompei Project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
—Added Catullus 4 and restored another gallery in Imagines.
—Revised World of Catullus: slightly changed and reformatted Catullus 1, 2, 2b, and added 3.
—Added Catullus 22, 23, 28, 29, 47, 93 during the blizzard of 2000 in D.C. Brrr.
www.theaterofpompey.com /updates_archived.html   (2132 words)

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