JOURNAL ARTICLE

CATULLUS' PASSER AND OVID'S PSITTACUS : THE DIRTY AND THE DEAD.

  • Published In: Greece & Rome, 2023, v. 70, n. 2. P. 271 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Somerville, Ted 3 of 3

Abstract

This article brings together two well known literary readings: the obscene interpretation of Catullus' passer , and the interpretation of Ovid, Amores 2.6 as a self-conscious, creative imitation of Catullus 3. It will first offer a further reason to think that Catullus' contemporary readers understood c.3 as a poem about impotence, and then go on to suggest that Ovid had some fun with this interpretation in his psittacus -poem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Greece & Rome. 2023/10, Vol. 70, Issue 2, p271
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Literature and Writing
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0017-3835
  • DOI:10.1017/S0017383523000062
  • Accession Number:171897283
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