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New Catullus Syllabus

by Susan L. Bonvallet
The Wellington School
Columbus, Ohio

NB: This is an increase of approximately 200 lines over the previous syllabus.
NO. OLD OR NEW OPENING WORDS SUBJECT
1 Old Cui dono lepidum novum libellum Dedication to Cornelius Nepos
2 Old Passer, deliciae meae puellae
NB: the fragment about the golden apple is NOT included
Lesbia's pet sparrow
3 Old Lugete, O Veneres Cupidinesque Death of Lesbia's sparrow
4 Old Phaselus ille, quem videtis, hospites, The retirement of the boat
5 Old Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus Countless kisses
7 Old Quaeris quot mihi basiationes How many kisses are enough
8 Old Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire A plea to stop playing the fool
10 Old Varus me meus ad suos amores An encounter with a woman, the lie about his litter bearers
11 Old Furi et Aureli, comites Catulli, Denunciation of friends and lover
12 Old Marrucine Asini, manu sinistra The napkin thief
13 Old Cenabis bene, mi Fabulle, apud me A dinner invitation
14a New Ni te plus oculis meis amarem,NB: the fragment at the end is NOT included The gift of a book of bad poetry
22 Old Suffenus iste, Vare, quem probe nosti, Suffenus the poet and the man
30 New Alfene immemor atque unanimis false sodalibus, Betrayal by Alfenus
31 Old Paene insularum, Sirmio, insularumque Greeting to Sirmio upon homecoming
35 Old Poetae tenero, meo sodali, Caecilius, his poem, his girlfriend
36 Old Annales Volusi, cacata carta, Denunciation of Volusius' Annales
40 New Quaenam te mala mens, miselle Ravide, Denunciation of Ravidus for loving the poet's girlfriend
43 Old Salve, nec minimo puella naso Lesbia's beauty compared to another's
44 Old O funde noster, seu Sabine seu Tiburs Recovery in his country house from a speech by Sestius
45 Old Acmen Septimius suos amores Acme and Septimius
46 Old Iam ver egelidos refert tepores Spring restlessness and travel home
49 Old Disertissime Romuli nepotum, To Cicero
50 Old Hesterno, Licini, die otiosi The morning after a day of poetry writing
51 Old Ille mi par esse deo videtur, Based on Sappho
60 New Num te leaena montibus Libystinis Metaphors for hard-heartedness
64 (see lines)   lines 50-253 only
Haec vestis priscis hominum variata figuris...te quaerens, Ariadna, tuoque incensus amore.
Ariadne's lament
65 New Etsi me assiduo confectum cura dolore Translations from Callimachus; death of his brother
68 (see lines)   lines 1-40
Quod mihi fortuna casuque oppressus acerbo...ultro ego deferrem, copia sique foret
Commiseration in grief
69 New Noli admirari, quare tibi femina nulla, The malodorous Rufus
70 Old Nulli se dicit mulier mea nubere malle Words of love written in impermanence
72 Old Dicebas quondam solum te nosse Catullum, Contradictory emotions
76 Old Siqua recordanti benefacta priora voluptas A prayer to be delivered from the plague of love
77 Old Rufe mihi frustra ac nequiquam credite amice Caelius Rufus' betrayal
84 Old Chommoda dicebat, si quando commoda vellet "H"arrius
85 Old Odi et amo, quare id faciam, fortasse requiris? Contradictions in love
86 Old Quintia formosa est multis. Mihi candida, longa, Lesbia compared to Quintia
87 Old Nulla potest mulier tantum se dicere amatam No woman ever loved as much as Lesbia
96 Old Si quicquam mutis gratum acceptumve sepulcris To Calvus on his wife's death
101 Old Multas per gentes et multa per aequora vectus Visit to his brother's grave
109 Old Iucundum, mea vita, mihi proponis amorem Love as a true promise
116 New Saepe tibi studioso animo venante requirens War of words with Gellius



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