Catullus 13 Flashcards
What is Catullus 13 about?
Catullus asks Fabullus to provide a huge dinner, and a girl and all sorts for him because he is poor. In return Fabullus gets love and smell Lesbias ointment which will make him want to be all nose.
What does Veneres Cupidinesque mean?
Venuses and Cupids
What does Nasum mean?
Nose
Who is Fabullus?
Someone who dines well at Catullus house.
What are the conditions for Fabullus enjoyment?
In a few days, if the gods favour you.
What does Fabullus need to do?
If you bring with you a good and great dinner
What must Fabullus not forget?
Not without a white girl, and wine and salt and all of the laughter.
What will happen if the charming friend brings those things?
If you bring these our charming friend, you’ll dine well;
Why does Fabullus have to organise the dinner?
Because Catullus purse is full of cobwebs.
What does Fabullus receive in return?
You’ll receive pure love either something sweeter or more elegant.
What has the Gods given Lesbia?
Ointments which Venuses and Cupids have given to my girl.
What has the Gods given Lesbia?
Ointments which Venuses and Cupids have given to my girl.
What will happen with Fabullus smells these ointments?
Which when you smell it, you will ask the Gods to make you, Fabullus, all nose.
- Cenabis Bene… 4. Cenam… 7. Cenabis Bene…
Anaphora.
- Cenabis…
EFP
- si tecum attuleris bonam atque magnam
Hendiadys = bonam atque magnam
What is Hendiadys?
the expression of a single idea by two words connected with ‘and’, e.g. nice and warm, when one could be used to modify the other, as in nicely warm.
- Cenam, non sine candida puella.
asyndetic followed by polysyndeton : highlights the absurdity.
- Cenassi bene; nam tui Catulli
3rd Person
- Plenus saccules est aranearum
Idiom
What does Aranearum mean?
Cobwebs
- seu quid suavis elegantiusve est:
Sibilance to emphasise the sweetness and elegance.
- Donarunt Veneres Cupidinesque
Gods in plural, ridiculous exaggeration.
- Totum ut te fascinant, Fabulle, nasum.
ELP : emphasising the comic element.
