SexViolHist Bib: Representations: Literary Texts: Catullus

»Gaius Valerius Catullus (Classical Latin: [ˈɡaːius waˈlɛrius kaˈtullus]; c. 84 – c. 54 BC), known as Catullus (kə-TUL-əs), was a Latin neoteric poet of the late Roman Republic. His surviving works remain widely read due to their popularity as teaching tools and because of their personal or sexual themes.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

Love Poetry

I n f o r m a t i o n

»The poetry of Gaius Valerius Catullus was written towards the end of the Roman Republic in the period between 62 and 54 BC.
The collection of approximately 113 poems includes a large number of shorter epigrams, lampoons, and occasional pieces, as well as nine long poems mostly concerned with marriage. Among the most famous poems are those in which Catullus expresses his love for the woman he calls Lesbia. (...)
One feature which Catullus has in common with Horace and Tibullus is that he wrote about his love not only for a woman but also for a boy.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

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B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Verstraete, Beert C. »Reassessing Roman Pederasty in Relation to Roman Slavery: The Portrayal of Pueri Delicati in the Love-Poety of Catullus, Tibullus, and Horace.« Uluslararası Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi 5 (2012): 157-167.

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