Catullus 86

Catullus 86 is a Latin poem of six lines in elegiac couplets by the Roman poet Catullus.

Analysis

On the inferiority of Quintia to Lesbia, Catullus further treats in 43.1ff. Quintia is evidently not the Sister of the Quintius of 82.1ff. and 100.1ff; for this poem dates from the time of the faith of Catullus in Lesbia, at which time Quintius was his friend.

Sources

• Merrill, Elmer Truesdell, ed. (1893). Catullus. College Series of Latin Authors. Boston, MA: Ginn and Company. pp. 205–6. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Further reading

• Papanghelis, T. D. (1991). "Catullus and Callimachus on Large Women: A Reconsideration of c.86". Mnemosyne. 44: 372–386. doi:10.1163/156852591X00062.
• Rankin, H. D. (1976). "Catullus and the Beauty of Lesbia (Poems 43, 86 and 51)". Latomus. 35: 3–11.
• Symons, Arthur (1913). Knave of Hearts. 1894–1908. London: William Heinemann. p. 140.

External links

• Works related to Translation:Catullus 86 at Wikisource
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• "C. Valerius Catullus, Carmina, Poem 86". Perseus Digital Library.