Greek Solutions to Problems in Catullus 1 and 84.

This paper argues that the notorious patrona virgo of Catullus 1 is a corruption of a codeswitch into archaic Greek, and that the evasive punchline of fluctus (H)ionios of 84 can also be found in the specialized knowledge of non-Attic Greek which the poet and his circle demonstrated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]