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- Title
Catullus as Simonides: An Elegiac Lineage in Catullus 68.
- Authors
Kowerski, Lawrence
- Abstract
This paper argues that fr. 11 W2 from the so-called new Simonides is among the many intertexts for Catullus 68. Simonides' fragmentary elegiacs commemorating those who fought in the Persian Wars offer a parallel for Catullus' inverted invocation and his engagement with Homer. This parallel comes into relief through an oblique recollection of the anecdotal tradition about Simonides. For the reader thinking about Simonides, this recollection equates Catullus and Simonides as poets of commemorative elegy, places the commemoration of Allius in a broader tradition of elegy, and brings poem 68 into focus as an exploration of generic convention.
- Subjects
CATULLUS, Gaius Valerius, ca. 84 B.C.-54 B.C.; SIMONIDES, ca. 556 B.C.-467 B.C.; GREEK poets; GREEK poetry; CATULLUS 68 (A) Lisbon A.D. (Poem)
- Publication
Classical World, 2021, Vol 114, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
0009-8418
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/clw.2021.0021