Love & Luxury

Question 1

Inspiration for Catullus

Answer 1

• love entering poetry in the Alexandrian style
• joking/witty
• suffering for love
• mythical women

Question 2

Catullan Style

Answer 2

• neoteric, but not school - just used to insult a new group of poets up and coming
• combination of long and short-form poetry landing on the style of the shorter but showing his ability to do either (C94)
• signals a new idea of virtue - being funny, charming, and witty