Latin poetry poll

[rochvelleth]

To settle an argument...

Poll The Latin love poets poll

Comments

[vyvyan]

I think Horace because of the overwhelmingly widespread use of "carpe diem" in popular culture.

[rochvelleth]

That's true - though would the average person who uses the phrase 'carpe diem' know that it comes from Horace?

[vyvyan]

Probably not - I guess it depends what notion of fame you're interested in (people having heard of their name, or being acquainted with some part of their work).

[rochvelleth]

Well yes, indeed! Of course, it's Ovid who explicitly talks about the survival of his work as a kind of not only fame but immortality (end of Amores 1, IIRC).

[epea_pteroenta]

Re the last option - have you tried ploughing through Catullus 63 (Attis! Castration with a blunt flint! Timbrals! S/he gender swapping!) with an unenthusiastic AS group? If you had, then you might want to rethink that option!

[rochvelleth]

Ah, OK, you have a good point there! :)