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Catullus's Ameana Cycle as Literary Criticism.
- Source :
- Mnemosyne; 2015, p1-14, 14p
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- This paper will reevaluate Catullus's venom in poems 41 and 43 (the so-called 'Ameana Cycle') to show that his attacks on Ameana are in fact veiled criticisms of Mamurra's loathsome poetry. Catullus's descriptions of Ameana substantiate this reading: her physical features are disproportionate and ill suited to Roman conceptions of beauty, she is entirely without wit, and despite her patent imperfections, she has no idea how hideous she really is. The use of a poetic mistress in this manner has parallels within the Catullan corpus, and is also referenced in the work of Martial. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- VENOM in literature
LITERARY criticism
POETRY (Literary form)
POETICS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00267074
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Mnemosyne
- Publication Type :
- Review
- Accession number :
- 110344278
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1163/1568525X-12341769