CLA231H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Catullus, Cisalpine Gaul, Aeneid
Document Summary
It wasn"t until the 2nd century be that real literature came from rome. Then it wasn"t until the 1st century bce when greece was taken that literature blossomed. Catullus wrote in the 50s and died in the 30s. Virgil was born 70 bce from mantua. Writer of the aeneid despite bring from cisalpine gaul. Wrote the aeneid in the 20s bce. Freedom of speech wasn"t what it was before. Ovid was born in 43, all he ever knew was the world of augustus. One of ovid"s poems was disliked by augustus due to his moral legislation and he was exiled. While in exile he wrote poems about his plight.
