The Poetry of Gaius Valerius Catullus/9

=Text And Translation=

Meter - Hendecasyllabic

=Connotations of the Text=

Note the two tricolon crescendos in this poem; "your household gods...old mother" and "places...tribes" - these are particularly Alexandrian aspects of Catullus' poetry. This poem also expresses Catullus' Epicurean ideal through his friendship with Veranius.

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 * Verani

Veranius was a friend of Catullus's who had just returned from serving with the governor of Spain.

=External Links=
 * Catullus 9 Translation of Catullus 9