Friday, November 28, 2014

Catullus (84-54 B.C.E)

Catullus was an ancient poet who was born into an aristocratic family in Italy. His poems refer to his lovers, enemies and mention the great female Greek poet, Sappho. He talks about his uninterest towards Caesar and is known to be an anti political writer.

Work Cited
Puchner, Martin. "Catullus." The Norton Anthology: World Literature. Shorter Third ed. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2013. 565-572. Print.

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