Catullus 6
Poem by Catullus
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Catullus 6 is a poem by Roman poet Gaius Valerius Catullus (c. 84–c. 54 BCE) written in Phalaecean hendecasyllabic metre.[1]
Text
| Original Latin | Literal English Translation | Line |
|---|---|---|
Flāvī, dēliciās tuās Catullō, |
Flavius, of your darling to Catullus, |
6.1 |
Analysis
Flavius is teased about an intrigue which he has in vain tried to conceal.[1] With the general theme, American scholar E. T. Merrill compares Catullus 55.1ff. and Horace, Carmina 1.27; 2.4.[1]
In his Victorian translation of Catullus, R. F. Burton titles the poem "To Flavius: Mis-speaking his Mistress".[2]