Horace 1.13 Flashcards

1
Q

What is Horace 1.13 about?

A

Horace is jealous of a gladiator Telephus because he has captured the heart of Lydia the whore. So he discusses how love is painful.

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2
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How does the poem start?

A

When you, Lydia, praise Telephus’
rosy neck

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3
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How does Horace describe Telephus’ body?

A

rosy neck, Telephus’ waxy
arms;

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4
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How does Horace react to Telephus’ beauty?

A

Alas, my liver
churning swells with difficult bile.

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5
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How does Horace describe his jealousy in his mind?

A

Then neither my mind nor colour
stays in the same place

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6
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How does Horace describe his sadness?

A

And a tear
secretly slides down my cheek

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7
Q

What does his tear show?

A

Showing,
how deeply I’m being macerated by slow burning fires.

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8
Q

What does Horace fear for Lydia?

A

I burn, whether arguments
caused by wine, have stained your white shoulders,

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9
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What does Horace fear Telephus will do to Lydia?

A

Or a blazing boy
has made a lasting toothmarks on your lips

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10
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What happens if Lydia hears Horace enough?

A

If you hear me enough, you wouldn’t
hope for him always hurting your sweet
kisses barbously

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11
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How does Horace describe Lydia’s kisses?

A

[your kisses] which Venus
has filled with a fifth part nectar.

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12
Q

But what relieves Horace from his jealousy?

A

Three times happy and more
those whom an unbroken bond joined

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13
Q

Why is marriage so good?

A

and love
divided by wicked quarrels, will not be separated
before the last day.

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14
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Cum tu Lydia Telephus

stylistic features

A

Tu = addresses her
Lydia Telephus = next to each other to show their closeness

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15
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cervicem roseam cerea Telephi

stylistic features

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Telephus… Telephi = repeating the name to show his anger and address the enemy
Roseam = colour imagery

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16
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Laudas bracchia, vae, meum

stylistic features

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Vae = alas, slightly onomatopoeic injection

17
Q

Iecur

stylistic features

A

Liver = where you feel negative emotions according to Romans

18
Q

tunc nec mens mihi nec color

stylistic features

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Murmarance = shows the seriousness and despair of Horace

19
Q

certa sede menet, umor et in genas //
furtim labitur, arguens//

stylistic features

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Enjambement and similar sentence structure = to show his complex emotions.

20
Q

quam lentis penitus macerer ignibus

stylistic features

A

This metaphor of being burned alive is inspired by Sappho

21
Q

Dulcia barbare

stylistic features

A

Juxtaposition between sweet and barbarian, showing the contrast between the life of a prostitute and gladiator