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Main  ::  Translations - all  ::  My versus our (Carmen 58)

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apeters
Posted on Mon Aug 28, 2006 22:19:16  
I am having trouble finding a rational argument for the translation of nostra in line one of the poem. There seems to be a lot of confusion as to whether it should be my or our.
gehm8706
Posted at Tue Feb 26, 2008 21:12:41  Quote
It can be taken as either; it really has more to do with interpretation than actual translation. Solely based on a literal translation of the word 'nostra' it has to be our.
Emily
arhernan
Posted at Tue Feb 17, 2009 15:19:16  Quote
"Noster" does translate as "our, however, it is a poetic plural. The meaning of "noster" is "my". Catullus uses poetic plurals in many of his poems.
Amanda Hernandez, Latin student
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
History Major, Medieval Renaissance Minor
 


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