Tibullus 26 Flashcards

1
Q

wine

A

drunk lover

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2
Q

fresh agonies

A

pain of love

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3
Q

Bacchus

A

god of wine=drunk lover

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4
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cruel guard… door is shut and firmly barred… uncomplaisant keeper’s door

A

locked out lover. Ovid cursed door keeper but tibullus curses door

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5
Q

swayed by my tears

A

similar to ovid when he begged the door keeper

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6
Q

do not groan

A

secret

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7
Q

if I have cursed you in my insanity forgive it- let the curses fall on me

A

change in tone- like ovid

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8
Q

remember now those litany-filled hours

A

spending hours trying to get in

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9
Q

wreaths of flowers

A

gardlands

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10
Q

Delia

A

named misstress

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11
Q

and youths who attempt thresholds not tried before and girls who will unlatch a fast-barred door

A

venus+ youths

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12
Q

she teaches stealth in creeping out of bed and how to place the feet with noiseless tread

A

Venus helps with secret affair

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13
Q

nioseless tread

A

tip-toe

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14
Q

how one may talk under a husband’s eyes with nods and with set signs speak pleasantries- but not all- those sloth has not delay’d she helps, nor night’s thick darkness made affraid

A

lovers being in each others company among others

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15
Q

roaming the city in distress by night

A

seacrative

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16
Q

I find no harm

A

dangers in the street

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17
Q

She

A

Venus

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18
Q

one may pass anywhere

A

-powerful because of love but secrative
-protected by the goddess

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19
Q

sacrosanct

A

like a preist

20
Q

ambush… the chills of winter… soaking showers

A

-life of a soldier// life of a lover has to withstand changes in weather
-military language

21
Q

snaps her fingers and summons me inside

A

-idea of him being subservent to misstress
-he is being controlled

22
Q

robberies

23
Q

he must hide the fact

A

asking witness to keep the secret

24
Q

raging sea

A

anybody who does reveal the secret will be pushed by Venus

25
I learnt this through a witch's magic art
-witchcraft- witch/ sorceress - tibullus asking for help to win the woman
26
Medea
helped Jason bring the Golden Fleece back from Colchis to Greece was the most famous witch of Greek mythology
27
Hecate
an ancient goddess, usually associated with witchcraft and uncanny incidents
28
she wrote a spell that you might steal his wit
spell to trick the husband
29
chant it three times and after each time spit
witchcraft
30
then he wont credit anything that's said
tricking the husband
31
why trust her?
talking about girlfriend- can she be trusted by him
32
(line 61) she
witch
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my prayer
he wants her to love him back so asks the gods
34
a dusky breast fell for the dark god's rite
sacrifice
35
arms and rapine
life of a soldier
36
rout Cilician regiments
military language
37
Cilician
Cilicia was in Asia Minor, in Tibulus' time on the frontier of the frontier of the Roman empire
38
tents
military language
39
let him be wounded in silver sheath in gold sit on a horse wondrous to behold
the life of the soldier isnt for him even if it does seem glamourous
40
If but with Delia I may yoke my pair and on the old hill feed my flock with her; While my unwarlike arms enfold her round softly I'll sleep even on the naked ground what used to watch on a rich couch till light if tears or fruitless love outlast the night? Embroidered rugs and feather beds cant bring us sleep nor water's drowsy murmuring
The life he wants with Delia
41
Have words of mine injured great Venus' might
He is not getting access
42
if I were guilty I'd fall instantly
extream! Hopes he hasnt offended the god
43
The gods will find new victims soon or late
Ovids early poems about victums of cupid so there is a link here
44
Bowing when old to Venus' stern duress
ridiculous sight of the old in love
45
youths and boys
contrast with youth
46
each spits in
superstition