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catullus' poems and the closing section by suetonius are the only documents in the novel which are not imagined.
catullus's poems and the closing section by suetonius are the only documents in the novel which are not imagined.
callimachus influenced catullus especially, having propagated a new style of poetry which deliberately turned away from the classical epic poetry in the tradition of homer.
===intellectual influences===catullus's poetry was influenced by the innovative poetry of the hellenistic age, and especially by callimachus and the alexandrian school, which had propagated a new style of poetry that deliberately turned away from the classical epic poetry in the tradition of homer.
catullus was also an admirer of sappho, a female poet of the 7th century bc, and is the source for much of what we know or infer about her.
catullus was also an admirer of sappho, a female poet of the seventh century bc, and is the source for much of what we know or infer about her.
but it is not the traditional notions catullus rejects, merely their monopolized application to the "vita activa" of politics and war.
however catullus does not reject traditional notions, but rather their particular application to the "vita activa" of politics and war.
=== style ===catullus wrote in many different meters including hendecasyllabic and elegiac couplets (common in love poetry).
===style===catullus wrote in many different meters including hendecasyllabic and elegiac couplets (common in love poetry).
all these poems describe the epicurean lifestyle of catullus and his friends, who, despite catullus's temporary political post in bithynia, lived withdrawn from politics.
all these poems describe the lifestyle of catullus and his friends, who, despite catullus's temporary political post in bithynia, lived their lives withdrawn from politics.
catullus 51 follows sappho 31 so closely, that some believe the later poem to be, in part, a direct translation of the earlier poem, and 61 and 62 are certainly inspired by and perhaps translated directly from lost works of sappho.
catullus 51 follows sappho 31 so closely that some believe the later poem to be, in part, a direct translation of the earlier poem, and 61 and 62 are certainly inspired by and perhaps translated directly from lost works of sappho.
above all other qualities, catullus seems to have sought "venustas", or charm, in his acquaintances, a theme which he explores in a number of his poems.
above all other qualities, catullus seems to have valued "venustas", or charm, in his acquaintances, a theme which he explores in a number of his poems.
== catullus in popular culture ==the epistolatory novel ides of march by thornton wilder features catullus, his poetry, his relationship (and correspondence) with clodia, correspondence from his family and a description of his death.
* the epistolary novel "ides of march" by thornton wilder centers on julius caesar, but prominently features catullus, his poetry, his relationship (and correspondence) with clodia, correspondence from his family and a description of his death.