Self-Delusion and Self-Knowledge in Catullus
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The annoying mannerisms displayed by various characters in poems 12, 22, 39 and 84 are not accidents of birth or habit; these people are attempting to show off their good looks, wit or talent. Catullus thus demonstrates his characters' willful self-delusion, but he also universalizes the problem.
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