CLASSICS 1B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Catullus, Brindisi, Retributive Justice
22 Jan 2017
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Lecture 18: catullus, horace satire 5 journey to brundisium. Ariad(cid:374)e"s la(cid:373)e(cid:374)t- theseus" false pro(cid:373)ises a(cid:374)d o(cid:448)erall treat(cid:373)e(cid:374)t of her. He"s sad a(cid:374)d furious- decries all men (other side of it), oath-breakers that are just out to get what they want. He prays to the furies for theseus" pu(cid:374)ish(cid:373)e(cid:374)t: retri(cid:271)uti(cid:448)e justi(cid:272)e. Prayers are approved by jupiter- theseus" father kills hi(cid:373)self (cid:271)(cid:272) thes sails (cid:271)a(cid:272)k to athens w a black sail, thinks thes has died (eye for an eye) Celebration- ari has a happy ending, marries dionysus, they and maenads celebrate. Connection of 2 stories through a simile- crowd that looked at blanket disperses like (cid:862)(cid:449)a(cid:448)es o(cid:374) a sea,(cid:863) tra(cid:374)sitio(cid:374) (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) 2 (cid:374)arrati(cid:448)es. Divine wedding guests and their gifts- gods bring gifts symbolic of where they live, lasting gifts. Centaur (cairon?) brings flowers, river god plants trees around the house, Prometheus is there (told the prophecy of thetis), jupiter there w family except.
