Hendecasyllabics and the Epigrammatic Tradition The question was posed whether the hendecasyllabics of Catullus are epigrams, and it was noted that Martial’s are. I thought I’d take up the question, Continue Reading →
catullus and his world i just finished reading the first chapter of t.p. wiseman’s catullus and his world, called ‘a world not ours’. it is quite eye-opening, and disturbing Continue Reading →
don’t disguise your provis(o) i dedicate these two provisos that i just came across in catullus 114.5-6 (ad mentulam) to dennis: quare concedo sit dives, dum omnia desint. saltum l Continue Reading →