Gaius Valerius Catullus
Who is Gaius Valerius Catullus
Gaius Valerius Catullus (Classical Latin: [ˈɡaːiʊs waˈɫɛriʊs kaˈtʊlːʊs]; c. 84 - c. 54 BCE), often referred to simply as Catullus (Classical Latin: [kaˈtʊlːʊs], kə-TUL-əs), was a Latin poet of the late Roman Republic who wrote chiefly in the neoteric style of poetry, focusing on personal life rather than classical heroes. His surviving works are still read widely and continue to influence poetry and other forms of art.
Catullus's poems were widely appreciated by contemporary poets, significantly influencing Ovid and Virgil, among others. After his rediscovery in the Late Middle Ages, Catullus again found admirers such as Petrarch. The explicit sexual imagery which he uses in some of his poems has shocked many readers. Yet, at many instruction levels, Catullus is ...
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Gaius Valerius Catullus Poems
- Let-s Live And Love: To Lesbia
Let us live, my Lesbia, let us love,
and all the words of the old, and so moral,
may they be worth less than nothing to us!
Suns may set, and suns may rise again:
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- Lesbia Railing
LESBIA forever on me rails.
To talk of me, she never fails.
Now, hang me, but for all her art,
I find that I have gained her heart.
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- Driven Across Many Nations
Driven across many nations, across many oceans,
I am here, my brother, for this final parting,
to offer at last those gifts which the dead are given
and to speak in vain to your unspeaking ashes,
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- Lesbia-s Sparrow
All you Loves and Cupids cry
and all you men of feeling
my girlâ??s sparrow is dead,
my girlâ??s beloved sparrow.
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- Invitation: To Fabullus
Youâ??ll dine well, in a few days, with me,
if the gods are kind to you, my dear Fabullus,
and if you bring lots of good food with you,
and donâ??t come without a pretty girl
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- Raspiarduino: oh this age! how tasteless and ill-bred it is.
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