#how he puts his love for clodia on a par with amicitia

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fluentisonus:

actually I love how catullus’ romantic poems creep into friendship language and friendship poems creep into romantic language, and he writes different types of loves as all bleeding into each other

#when i read his poetry i was really struck by #how he puts his love for clodia on a par with amicitia #and the depth of affection in his treatment of his friends #different types of love all bleeding into one another #is a really great way to put it #catullus #roman love elegy is infinitely fascinating #ancient rome #classics 
slowly we unfold as lotus flowers@pythionice
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 22:07:03
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