Ritual and desire
Subtitle: Catullus 61 and 62 and other ancient documents on wedding and marriage
By: Ole Thomsen.
Publisher: Aarhus University Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Aarhus, Denmark
Language: eng; lat
Number of pages: 323
Subjects: Catullus, Gaius Valerius.; Catullus, Gaius Valerius -- Knowledge -- Marriage customs and rites.; Catullus, Gaius Valerius.; Marriage customs and rites -- History -- To 1500 -- Sources.; Occasional verse, Latin -- History and criticism.; Marriage customs and rites -- Rome -- Poetry.; Epithalamia -- Rome -- History and criticism.; Marriage customs and rites in literature.; Man-woman relationships in literature.; Weddings in literature.; Desire in literature.
Genres: Poetry.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-298) and indexes.
Includes the Latin text of Catullus 61 and 62.