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Ritual & Desire : Catullus 61 & 62 & Other Ancient Documents on Wedding & Marriage

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Catullus' two wedding poems contain important statements regarding the poet's personality, Roman sexual morality, attitudes to love and marriage, and the practice and psychology of ancient religion.

This work subjects the two poems to detailed analysis, and yields new insights into the ritual drama enacted, the mythical and erotic dimensions, and the depiction of male and female.

The poems are shown to be more provocative than is usually recognised; marriage is conceived as eternal wedding night.

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Product Details
Aarhus University Press
8772882883 / 9788772882888
Hardback
874.01
30/06/1992
Denmark
324 pages
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