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Welcome to the wiki-based annotated text and analysis Wikibook for the poetry of Gaius Valerius Catullus. The goal of this textbook is to:

• Type: Reference, Self-study, Textbook, Leisure
• Audience: Latin scholars and people interested in or studying Latin literary works. General age-group is 18 years upwards.
• Provide all of the works of Catullus - thoroughly annotated.
• Vocabulary for difficult language - including cross-links to Wiktionary.
• Uncensored translations and detailed textual analysis for students of Latin literature.
• Detailed references to Roman life and explanations relevant to understanding the literature.

Contents 1 Instructions 2 Introduction 2.1 Preface 2.2 The Life of Catullus 3 Poems 3.1 Poems 1-30 3.2 Poems 31-60 3.3 Poems 61-90 3.4 Poems 91-116 4 Appendices 4.1 Meters Used By Catullus 4.2 About The Authors 4.3 Bibliography

[edit] Instructions

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Please use this table format for the poems.

Line	Latin Text	English Translation
1	Latin	English

Please add any sources used, virtual or actual, to the Bibliography. Thank You.

Each Poem should have a "Text and Translation" heading, "Connotations of The Text" and "External Links". This will help keep it looking universally the same, much like a physical Textbook.

TEXTBOOK PROGRESS: 23% (January, 9th 2009)

[edit] Introduction

[edit] Preface

(December 16th, 2007)

[edit] The Life of Catullus

(May 13th, 2007)

[edit] Poems

[edit] Poems 1-30

• Poem 1(December 21st, 2008)
• Poem 2(February 25th, 2007)
• Poem 3(May 5th, 2007)
• Poem 4(May 20th, 2007)
• Poem 5(February 17th, 2007)
• Poem 6(January 9th, 2009)
• Poem 7(February 12th, 2007)
• Poem 8(January 10th, 2009)
• Poem 9(February 18th, 2007)
• Poem 10(December 23rd, 2008)
• Poem 11(May 10th, 2007)
• Poem 12(January 9th, 2009)
• Poem 13(May 12th, 2007)
• Poem 14(December 16th, 2007)
• /14b
• /15
• /16
• /17
• /21
• /22
• /23
• /24
• /25
• /26
• /27
• /28
• /29
• /30

[edit] Poems 31-60

• /31
• /32
• /33
• /34
• /35
• Poem 36(January 9th, 2009)
• /37
• /38
• /39
• Poem 40(January 9th, 2009)
• /41
• /42
• Poem 43(January 9th, 2009)
• /44
• Poem 45(March 3rd, 2007)
• /46
• /47
• /48
• Poem 49(May 5th, 2007)
• Poem 50(May 16th, 2007)
• Poem 51(February 12th, 2007)
• Poem 52(May 6th, 2007)
• Poem 53(18th May, 2007)
• /54
• /55
• /56
• /57
• Poem 58(1st January, 2009)
• /58b
• /59
• /60

[edit] Poems 61-90

• /61
• /62
• /63
• /64
• /65
• /66
• /67
• /68
• /69
• Poem 70(February 12th, 2007)
• /71
• Poem 72(May 11th, 2007)
• /73
• /74
• /75
• /76
• /77
• /78
• /78b
• /79
• /80
• /81
• /82
• /83
• /84
• Poem 85(May 11th, 2007)
• /86
• /87
• /88
• /89
• /90

[edit] Poems 91-116

• /91
• Poem 92(May 12th, 2007)
• Poem 93(May 14th, 2007)
• Poem 94(May 14th, 2007)
• /95
• /96
• /97
• /98
• /99
• /100
• Poem 101(February 18th, 2007)
• /102
• /103
• /104
• /105
• Poem 106(October 14th, 2007)
• /107
• /108
• Poem 109(May 18th, 2007)
• Poem 110(May 12th, 2007)
• Poem 111(May 12th, 2007)
• Poem 112(May 13th, 2007)
• Poem 113(May 12th, 2007)
• Poem 114(May 12th, 2007)
• Poem 115(May 12th, 2007)
• Poem 116(May 12th, 2007)

[edit] Appendices

[edit] Meters Used By Catullus

(May 13th, 2007)

[edit] About The Authors

(May 14th, 2007)

[edit] Bibliography

(May 13th, 2007)