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| Author | Message | | | Posted on Sun Mar 26, 2017 03:31:17 | |
| | I happen to possess a very old (16th century) printing of Catullus. What I found interesting is that back then the famous "Odi et amo" was not considered a separate Carmen on its own, but was added as closing lines to Carmen 72. And when you read it like that, it fits very nicely, doesn't it?  | |
| | | Posted at Sun Mar 26, 2017 17:42:05 | Quote |
| | | Quote: | | | | | I happen to possess a very old (16th century) printing of Catullus. What I found interesting is that back then the famous "Odi et amo" was not considered a separate Carmen on its own, but was added as closing lines to Carmen 72. And when you read it like that, it fits very nicely, doesn't it? |
That is interesting, and neither Mynors nor Thomson mention it in their editions. Thomson does point out that if you read it with 72 and 75 both, you can a more and more condensed poem each time. Specifically, count the lines: 8, 4, 2. | |
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