Vol. 18 No. 1 (2012)
Articles

‘Tenebricosus’ and Irony in Catull. 3

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  • Anastasia Kotova
Anastasia Kotova
St. Petersburg State University

Published 2013-05-28

Keywords

  • Catullus,
  • carmen 3,
  • tenebricosus,
  • irony
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How to Cite

Kotova, A. (2013). ‘Tenebricosus’ and Irony in Catull. 3. Hyperboreus, 18(1), 127-132. https://doi.org/10.36950/

Abstract

The author investigates semantics of Latin tenebricosus and its various connotations. She argues against D. F. S. Thomson’s assertion that tenebricosus in Cat. 3, 11 has colloquial character, which lends to the poem a degree of parody.

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