Catullus's Ameana Cycle as Literary Criticism.

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 il...

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Publicado en:	Mnemosyne pp. 1 - 15
Autor principal:	Hendren, T. George
Formato:	Poetry Review
Publicado:	Brill Academic Publishers 2015
Materias:	Catullus, Gaius Valerius, ca. 84 B.C.-54 B.C. Venom in literature Mamurra, fl. 50 B.C. Literary criticism Poetry (Literary form) Poetics
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