Poem 85 (Odi et amo)
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Poem 85 (Odi et amo) is a famously brief Latin elegiac couplet by Catullus that encapsulates the paradox of simultaneous love and hatred toward a beloved.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin poem
ⓘ
elegiac couplet ⓘ love poem ⓘ |
| addresses | paradox of simultaneous love and hate ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Catullus 85
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Odi et amo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Lesbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Catullus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Carmina of Catullus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonlyTranslatedAs | I hate and I love ⓘ |
| containsWord |
amo
ⓘ
odi ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Roman love elegy ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| famousFor |
brevity
ⓘ
expression of conflicting emotions ⓘ psychological intensity ⓘ |
| firstLine | Odi et amo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | epigrammatic ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later love poetry ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| lengthInLines | 2 ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
antithesis
ⓘ
oxymoronic tension ⓘ paradox ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Late Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metre | elegiac couplet ⓘ |
| openingWords | Odi et amo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMeterFirstLine | hexameter ⓘ |
| originalMeterSecondLine | pentameter ⓘ |
| philosophicalAspect | exploration of irrational emotion ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition of Catullus ⓘ |
| quotedAs | example of concise expression ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Latin literature courses
ⓘ
classical philology ⓘ |
| subjectOfEmotion | beloved ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional paradox
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hatred ⓘ inner conflict ⓘ love ⓘ |
| titleInLatin | Carmen 85 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Neoteric poetry ⓘ |
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