Auteur(s) : Rosemary M. NIELSEN (Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada)
Titre : Catullus and Sal (Poem 10)
Revue : L’Antiquité Classique
Volume : 56
Date : 1987
Pages : 148-161

Abstract:
In Poem 10 the traditionally abrasive humor of sal becomes the sign of a dramatic tension between the historical poet and his persona. Through the device of reminiscence and the persona’s failure to show a concern for his own and others’ self-image, Catullus brings sal under the guidance of ratio. The linkage of the two reveals the importance to the poet of friendship and becomes the basis of self-scrutiny.