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We can imagine that Lesbia, the girlfriend of Catullus, would ask him, "wait, how many kisses are enough for you? Catullus responds by suggesting that only an infinite number would satisfy him, with two different examples of infinity: the grains of hot sand and the number of cold stars. This video, a companion to Catullus' famous poem 5, covers the text of poem 7 in detail with notes on the cultural context and grammar while unfolding the brilliance of Catullus' metaphors. #poetry #tutorial #latin #grammar #elegy #poetry

The following images are shown in this video, in order:
The reading (Catullus and Clodia) by Giulio Aristide Sartorio
In the Days of Sappho by John William Godward
Callimachus by Wachsmann