tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712020692687276596.post1644098693431423754..comments2023-11-14T13:03:49.351-08:00Comments on Miriam Levine: Elegant InsultsMimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13039776441665375475noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712020692687276596.post-39194780641692006112009-11-26T06:20:23.774-08:002009-11-26T06:20:23.774-08:00One translation of "irrumabo vos, et pedicabo...One translation of "irrumabo vos, et pedicabo vos": up yours and in your mouth. Shameless Catullus!Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13039776441665375475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712020692687276596.post-21288306899799304882009-11-25T16:11:46.010-08:002009-11-25T16:11:46.010-08:00my, my.....looking forward to reading the new work...my, my.....looking forward to reading the new work...melissashookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02398008713376655570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712020692687276596.post-37128620258193048632009-11-25T10:20:14.137-08:002009-11-25T10:20:14.137-08:00Terribly timely, James Robson in the Evening Stand...Terribly timely, James Robson in the Evening Standard today wrote about an email quoting Catallus: "irrumabo vos, et pedicabo vos". Like James, I can't help admiring the emailers gall!Lewis Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11221806939595415819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712020692687276596.post-90063858953064957492009-11-24T06:07:08.287-08:002009-11-24T06:07:08.287-08:00Thank you, Elizabeth. I'm still blushing afte...Thank you, Elizabeth. I'm still blushing after yesterday's conversation with J. in Starbuck's. We talked about Catullus and I asked him for particularly juicy insults I might use in a poem. He whispered one, which I can't bring myself to type out. Catullus would not have hesitated.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13039776441665375475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712020692687276596.post-12546638028479610512009-11-24T03:27:57.792-08:002009-11-24T03:27:57.792-08:00When I was young I learned Latin and blushed whene...When I was young I learned Latin and blushed whenever we translated Catullus's poetry. <br /><br />How brilliant to come across it again. I look forward to reading your work, written under the shadow of Catullus.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.com