Poem 8 (Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire)
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Poem 8 ("Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire") is a well-known Latin lyric by Catullus in which he admonishes himself to abandon a failed love affair and regain his self-respect.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Poem 8 (Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin poem
ⓘ
love poem ⓘ lyric poem ⓘ |
| addressedTo | the poet’s own heart and behavior ⓘ |
| addressee | Catullus himself NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Lesbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Catullus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Catullus 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | reason versus passion ⓘ |
| collection | Carmina of Catullus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
address to the unresponsive beloved
ⓘ
contrast between former joys and present rejection ⓘ speaker’s decision to end the relationship ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Roman elite love affairs ⓘ |
| emotionalArc | from lament to attempted resolve ⓘ |
| form | short lyric ⓘ |
| genre | neoteric poetry ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later European love poetry ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| length | relatively brief ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
apostrophe
ⓘ
contrast between past and present ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Roman love elegy precursor ⓘ |
| meter | choliambic ⓘ |
| metricalForm | scazon ⓘ |
| motif |
refusal of further humiliation
ⓘ
remembered happiness ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| openingLine | Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscript tradition of Catullus ⓘ |
| studiedIn | classical Latin curricula ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
literary criticism
ⓘ
philological commentary ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional self-control
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failed love affair ⓘ loss of love ⓘ self-admonition ⓘ self-respect ⓘ |
| tone |
bitter
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resolute ⓘ self-critical ⓘ |
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