Greek Solutions to Problems in Catullus 1 and 84

Neil O’sullivan

doi:10.1086/724124

Greek Solutions to Problems in Catullus 1 and 84

Neil O’sullivan

Discipline of Classics and Ancient History

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This paper argues that the notorious patrona virgo of Catullus 1 is a corruption of a codeswitch into archaic Greek, and that the evasive punchline of fluctus (H)ionios of 84 can also be found in the specialized knowledge of non-Attic Greek which the poet and his circle demonstrated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	194-209
Number of pages	16
Journal	Classical Philology
Volume	118
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/724124
Publication status	Published - Apr 2023

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