Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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The famous Vivamus mea Lesbia atque amemus beginning of Catullus's fifth poem brings us on a through through life, death, passion, and the power of ignoring the opinions of others. Give me a thousand kisses, he tells his girlfriend. This video covers the text of Catullus 5 in detail with notes on the cultural context and grammar while unfolding the brilliance of Catullus organization and presentation. #poetry #tutorial #latin #grammar #elegy #poetry

The following paintings are shown in this video, in order:
The reading (Catullus and Clodia) by Giulio Aristide Sartorio
Lesbia by John Reinhard Weguelin
Clodia or Claudia Metelli by Antonio Salamanca
In the Days of Sappho by John William Godward