Talk:The Poetry of Gaius Valerius Catullus/58

=Connotations of the Text= This poem is traditionally connected with the following, hence the numbering 58 and 58b. It is a single sentence addresseed to a friend Caeilius. It signals the end of Catullus infatuation with his lover, Lesbia. Catullus is almost speechless with indignation regarding Lesbia's behaviour. Catullus here contrasts the heights that Lesbia has enjoyed as Catullus' lover with the depths to which she has now sunk, 'having it off with anyone who comes along'.

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 * glubit

The only occurrence of this verb in Catullus' work. It literally means to strip the bark off. It suggests a fairly crude sexual act performed in those areas of the city of Rome where the cheapest prostitutes could be found.