Odi et amo

Poetic consternation and euphoria inspired by Catullus

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-7260_64_8

Keywords:

love, hate, Catullus, Pero da Ponte, poetry

Abstract

Apparently irreconcilable feelings, love and hate, appear conjugated in the poetry of Catullus and several other poets who followed him. Nevertheless, although it was Catullo who popularized it, this literary topic is already present in some scarce poems that came to us from Sappho, poems imitated by the Latin poet. In this essay, we are particularly concerned with the catullian poem Odi et amo (nº 85) and the song of love Se eu podesse desamar, of Pero da Ponte, composed fourteen centuries later. The comparison between the two poems also shows us the influence of Catullus on the first moment of Portuguese literature, the troubadour lyric.

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Published

2019-12-13

How to Cite

Manso, J. H. (2019). Odi et amo: Poetic consternation and euphoria inspired by Catullus. Boletim De Estudos Clássicos, (64), 129-146. https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-7260_64_8

Issue

No. 64 (2019): Boletim de Estudos Clássicos N64

Section

Classical Tradition

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