Classics (Latin)
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Self-Delusion and Self-Knowledge in Catullus. Susan Shapiro, Utah State University
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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Dido's Suicide in Lucan's Civil War. Jennifer Thomas, Oberlin College
Although suicides in Rome could be seen as positive actions based on reason and honor, an allusion to Dido early in Lucan’s Civil War demonstrates that this war, the suicide of the Roman people, is not a noble death, but one motivated by madness and emotion.
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Traders and their Conception of Sea Traveling in the Carmina Latina Epigraphica: A Necessary Evil?. Maria Silvia Sarais, University of Missouri, Columbia
This article considers the view traders had about travelling in general and sea travelling specifically, as it appears in the CLE. The epigrams are analysed in comparison to the witness offered by the literary tradition, in an attempt to stress similarities and differences.
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Catullus Poem 4: The Little Boat That Could, Personified. Jared Simard, CUNY Graduate Center
Based upon a more complete definition of personification, the boat’s personification in Catullus Poem 4 is demonstrably emphasized and subsequently reveals allusions the boat itself makes to the dangers of sea travel in the late Republic.
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