tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742475.post110533701259502715..comments2023-06-01T09:09:04.165-04:00Comments on CAMPVS MAWRTIVS: Ausonius and CatullusUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742475.post-1105382773855697032005-01-10T13:46:00.000-05:002005-01-10T13:46:00.000-05:00yes, those are allusions that can be argued for, a...yes, those are allusions that can be argued for, and i find those arguments convincing. i was just looking for something indisputable; in the passages cited, ausonius quotes whole lines and directly references catullus by name, so it seems fairly clear, especially when taken with the allusions to catullus 68a and 68b, that ausonius was familiar with at least parts of catullus.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00376310874650940934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742475.post-1105368737823803622005-01-10T09:52:00.000-05:002005-01-10T09:52:00.000-05:00Don't forget the clear references to Catullus 68a ...Don't forget the clear references to Catullus 68a and 68b in the exchange between Ausonius and Paulinus which not only shows deep familiarity with the text but that they read these as one poem, and not two. Ausonius' 'nec possum reticere' (21.47, cf. Cat. 68.41, 'non possum reticere') is the catalyst for Paulinus' extended use of the allusion.<br /><br />Aside from their own particular worth, I think late antique authors may be used effectively with an eye toward editing classical texts, and this exchange is a promising one.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120834478904784011noreply@blogger.com