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iliyad asked:

im taking a paper titled 'sex and power in greek and roman literature' for my final year of my classics degree and we're reading catullus 63 next week. thoughts?? i've never read catullus before

hortensius answered:

oh boy! i’m sure it will be an interesting read for your paper. i think catullus’ sensibility is truly unique in what’s left of the roman world, and his complex relation to gender and sexuality is certainly worth a special attention. my advice is to read all of catullus beforehands (he’s just 2000something lines in total). a caveat: some (me) love him a lot, but some find him unpleasant. you might find him unpleasant, i don’t know. it’s poetry that bites, y'know? it’s got teeth. anyway! personal preferences aside, he’s an extremely complex author and knowing his work is essential for anyone who studies roman literature. i can’t recommend specific bibliography for c. 63 because i’ve never focused on it very much, but i can suggest some useful introductory titles :)

commentaries (i prefer thomson but ofc it’s always good to check all the avalable comments):

  • Fordyce, C. J. 1961: Catullus, a Commentary by C. J. Fordyce, ed. C. J. Fordyce, Glasgow;
  • Thomson, D. F. S. 1997: Catullus: Edited with a Textual and Interpretative Commentary by D.F.S. Thomson, ed. D.F.S. Thomson, Toronto.

introductory essays:

  • M. B. Skinner, M. B. (ed.) 2007. A Companion to Catullus, Oxford.
  • Wiseman, T. P. 1985. Catullus and His World, Cambridge.

if you can read italian, i strongly recommend this too:

  • Bellandi, F. 2007: Lepos e pathos. Studi su Catullo, Bologna;
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