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Comments on Catullus 116

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2009

Phyllis Young Forsyth
Affiliation:
University of Waterloo, Ontario

Extract

It has recently been argued by C. W. MacLeod that Catullus 116 not only has a poetic meaning, but also has a significant position in the Catullan corpus. MacLeod in fact views this poem as a programmatic piece, whose position at the end of the Catullan corpus is purposeful and part of the poet's own design. Since poem 116 has been one of the most neglected of the Catullan epigrams, MacLeod's suggestions are very welcome and serve to reopen the questions surroundingthis poem.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Classical Association 1977

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