April 28, 2005
Assignment for Fri., Apr. 29
We'll do the rest of 29, then move on to 41, 43, and 39 if there's time; of course, we have a quiz to take.
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Assignment for Fri., Apr. 28
We'll do the rest of 29, then move on to 41, 43, and 39 if there's time; of course, we have a quiz to take.
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April 22, 2005
Assignment for Mon., Apr. 25
We'll finish poem 36, and move on to poems 23 and 24.
You may find Garrison's commentary on 23 and 24 here. Sorry for the wretched quality of the scan.
We didn't get to the Tennyson poem in class on Friday, so I'd like to make sure we talk a bit about it in relation to poem 16 on Monday. Please make sure you have a text of the Tennyson with you in class; if you've lost it, here it is:
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Hendecasyllabics
O you chorus of indolent reviewers,
Irresponsible, indolent reviewers,
Look, I come to the test, a tiny poem
All composed in a metre of Catullus,
All in quantity, careful of my motion,
Like the skater on ice that hardly bears him,
Lest I fall unawares before the people,
Waking laughter in indolent reviewers.
Should I flounder awhile without a tumble
Thro' this metrification of Catullus,
They should speak to me not without a welcome,
All that chorus of indolent reviewers.
Hard, hard, hard it is, only not to tumble,
So fantastical is the dainty meter.
Wherefore slight me not wholly, nor believe me
Too presumptuous, indolent reviewers.
O blatant Magazines, regard me rather -
Since I blush to belaud myself a moment -
As some rare little rose, a piece of inmost
Horticultural art, or half-coquette-like
Maiden, not to be greeted unbenignly.
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April 15, 2005
Assignment for Mon., Apr. 17
Be ready to translate poems 16, 17, and possibly 22. Don't forget that we have a test on Wednesday!
When we discuss poem 16, we'll want to keep poems 15 and 21 in mind, so it wouldn't be a bad idea to review those poems.
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April 11, 2005
Commentary for poem 15
Look here.
Sorry, it's about 572K--a little big for one page.
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April 08, 2005
Assignment for Mon., Apr. 11
For Monday, finish poem 10 (we got to line 8 in class), skip poem 11, and be prepared to translate poems 12, 13, and 35.
You can take a look at Garrison's commentary for poems 11, 12, and 13 (these were handed out in class), and Garrison's commentary on poem 35.
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April 04, 2005
Assignment for Wed., Apr. 6
Be ready to translate poems 7, 8, and 9 in class. (10 is on the schedule, but I doubt we'll have time.)
You may look here for some additional help in translating poems 8, 9, and 10. The linked image is a scan from Garrison's commentary on Catullus. (Warning: the images are somewhat large, so they'll load slowly on a dialup connection.)
If the image that comes up in your browser is too small to read, try saving the link as a file (right-click on it in your browser) and view it in another program. If you're using a mac, try Preview; if you're using Windows, just double-click on the saved file and see what happens.
You could also try looking at John Thorburn's Catullus hypertext.
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