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hugo.<p>Latest on the Grammaticus blog❗️</p><p>An analysis of Catullus 46 - a delightful 1st century BC Latin poem about the arrival of spring and the excitement of travel.</p><p>If your Latin is a bit rusty or you happen to be a Latin learner, below the poem you’ll find a detailed, verse-by-verse word analysis, along with an English translation. </p><p>At the very end of the post there are a few links to additional resources on Catullus, and the context of this particular poem.</p><p><a href="https://grammaticus.blog/2025/04/30/catullus-46/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grammaticus.blog/2025/04/30/ca</span><span class="invisible">tullus-46/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/latinlanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>latinlanguage</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/LinguaLatina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinguaLatina</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/learninglatin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>learninglatin</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/latinteacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>latinteacher</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Catullus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Catullus</span></a></p>
Justin Stanley<p>Nice to see <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Catullus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Catullus</span></a> having a moment.</p><p><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/04/07/catullus-poems-book-review-stephen-mitchell-isobel-williams" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newyorker.com/magazine/2025/04</span><span class="invisible">/07/catullus-poems-book-review-stephen-mitchell-isobel-williams</span></a></p>
Waywords Studio<p>𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕: "𝑨𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒘 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒍: '𝑻𝒐 𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝑪𝒐𝒚 𝑴𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔' 𝑷𝒕. 𝟐" --</p><p>What do we do with--how do we read--can we make us of--a classic and famous metaphysical poem which is also misogynistic?</p><p><a href="https://buff.ly/42NHYrI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/42NHYrI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/andrewmarvell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>andrewmarvell</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tohiscoymistress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tohiscoymistress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/metaphysicalpoets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>metaphysicalpoets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misogyny</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/criticalreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criticalreading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/irony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>irony</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/carpediem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carpediem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/catullus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>catullus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/epicureanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>epicureanism</span></a></p>
Phillip B. Ströbel<p>🔥 New Podcast Episode! 🔥</p><p>Dive into the scandalous world of Roman poetry with our latest AI-generated episode on Catullus's Invectives! 🤬</p><p>We explore:</p><p>- The social power of insults in Roman society 🗣️<br>- Catullus's debt to Greek traditions 🏛️<br>- His complex and contradictory voice 🤔<br>- The role of obscenity and masculinity 💪<br>- The poetic brilliance of his insults ✍️</p><p>Listen now and discover the wit and bite of Catullus's poetry! 🎧</p><p><a href="https://t.uzh.ch/1Lr" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">t.uzh.ch/1Lr</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Also available on Spotify:</p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2voY2djAekz2vEKNAHPVL1?si=87142a511a4b4b97" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.spotify.com/show/2voY2djA</span><span class="invisible">ekz2vEKNAHPVL1?si=87142a511a4b4b97</span></a></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/romanpoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romanpoetry</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/catullus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>catullus</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/invective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invective</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/classics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classics</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/newepisode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newepisode</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/DigitalHumanites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalHumanites</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/DigitalHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalHistory</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/AncientHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AncientHistory</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
bella 🍉<p>okay wait no. i don't have time for a whole thread. also this is a recollection from a presentation i did in 2017. </p><p>but basically catullus is a simp for "lesbia". she's a lesbian as in she's from the island of lesbos (not wlw or not in a way that is relevant for the discussion) (cf. catullus 5, 'ode to lesbia'). </p><p><a href="https://cutie.city/tags/sappho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sappho</span></a>'s fragment 31 is her most famous and has been translated and adapted many times throughout history. if you can read french, check "l'égal des dieux" (allia editions) which is a collection of some of these adaptations and translations. <a href="https://www.editions-allia.com/fr/livre/7/egal-des-dieux-l" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">editions-allia.com/fr/livre/7/</span><span class="invisible">egal-des-dieux-l</span></a></p><p>in this poem we assume that the first person poetic voice is "sappho" and the adressee/love interest is a woman (we can infer from the use of participles which are marked for the feminine gender in the greek text). </p><p>and one of these first translations/adaptations is catullus 51. and he uses it a self insert for him and lesbia (who like sappho comes from lesbos - so you see the connection he made there). and yeah he mentions himself 'catullus' as well as 'lesbia' straight washing the poem. </p><p>and according to snyder this version was influential in the heterosexual readings of the poem throughout history. (yes even sappho, THE sappho has been a victim of galpal-ing)</p><p>so yeah i wrote this bad toot just to call out <a href="https://cutie.city/tags/catullus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>catullus</span></a> after praising him for <a href="https://cutie.city/tags/catullus16" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>catullus16</span></a>.</p>
bella 🍉<p>i absolutely have to finish an essay but i also don't want to so here are random thoughts about <a href="https://cutie.city/tags/catullus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>catullus</span></a> version of <a href="https://cutie.city/tags/sappho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sappho</span></a>'s fragment 31. (source: lesbian desire in the lyrics of sappho by jane mcintosh snyder)</p>
bella 🍉<p>bla bla bla disney gays, the real question is where are the pedicabo ego vos et irrumabo queers?? <a href="https://cutie.city/tags/catullus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>catullus</span></a></p>
Peter Gainsford<p>What are Athena's pronouns in Odyssey 1? How about Teiresias? Attis?</p><p>A look at some questions involved in gendered language in ancient texts, and what modern translators do with it. Reading time: 14 minutes.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/classics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/translation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>translation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/reception" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reception</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/ancient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancient</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/catullus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>catullus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/homer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homer</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kiwihellenist.blogspot.com/2023/02/gender.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kiwihellenist.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">3/02/gender.html</span></a></p>