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latera ecfututa

kenko — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 08:40:24 -0800

Can't hack Catullus in Latin? How about Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, French, German, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Rioplatense, Romanian, Russian, Scanned, Serbian, South African, Spanish, Swedish, or Welsh? You can also compare two languages side by side.

By: Mayor Curley

Mayor Curley — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 09:17:32 -0800

This is both beautiful and mind-boggling. Why would you spend the effort translating latin (a language with no native speakers) to welsh? Welsh is a language with effectively no native speakers that aren't also fluent in english. I realize that sometimes you do something because you can, but man...

By: Capn

Capn — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 09:25:35 -0800

Catullus? The first poet to get his bone on?

By: the quidnunc kid

the quidnunc kid — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 09:35:07 -0800

This is brilliant - thanks kenko.

By: kenko

kenko — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 09:39:40 -0800

Capn, that's my first link.

By: jack_mo

jack_mo — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 10:27:36 -0800

Wow, wonderful stuff, well presented. (I surprised myself by being able to read in the Latin poems I last looked at revising for Latin A-level a decade ago - had no idea that stuff was still in my head.)

By: Wolfdog

Wolfdog — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 10:34:54 -0800

This is very cool, and if you need a break for lighter reading, try Terry Pratchett in Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, Croatian, ...

By: languagehat

languagehat — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 13:01:10 -0800

OK, color me impressed. Great find, kenko. But it wouldn't be complete without the Charles Bukowski Memorial Center for Classical Latin Studies. "The ancient Romans had lusty appetites; just like modern people, they seemed to have one thing on their minds. The Charles Bukowski Memorial Center for Classical Latin Studies seeks to drag obscenity out of those dusty tomes and stick it right where it belongs."

By: Capn

Capn — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 13:19:02 -0800

d'oh, once again I am fooled by the link-per-word post.

By: thebabelfish

thebabelfish — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 13:59:14 -0800

This site has been a great use to me during my Latin studies over the years. It's a great way to check scansion when you're first starting out.

By: Araucaria

Araucaria — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 14:03:52 -0800

What, no Esperanto?

By: gambit

gambit — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 14:20:49 -0800

everyone should learn latin

By: naxosaxur

naxosaxur — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 14:42:01 -0800

Out of all the poets we read in Latin, Catullus was my favorite, second to Horace. They were so naughty! Virgil's Aeneid and Homer's Oddysee made me yawn, but H&C had the entire class laughing through every translation. This is a gem! ...and this and this are two of my favorite Catullus poems!

By: spazzm

spazzm — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 14:51:34 -0800

Poetry? In Swedish? Väl formar den starke med svärdet sin värld, Väl flyga som örnar hans rykten; Men någon gång brytes det vandrande svärd Och örnarna fällas i flykten. Vad våldet må skapa är vanskligt och kort, Det dör som en stormvind i öknen bort. (clicky for rest) Best. Poem. Ever.

By: spazzm

spazzm — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 15:20:59 -0800

(Thanks for that one, Wolfdog)

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 18:41:53 -0800

I don't think I need to specify that yes, I do like me some Catullus I like all his stuff, though some poems I have more fondness for. Lately the poem about Attis has been something I think about. The English translations almost never do it justice. First of all they don't change Attis's gender when he gets rid of his genitalia. Thankfully my copy from Wordsworth Classics is not so afflicted. Even if it's sometimes quite prudish in its translations of Catullus's cruder verse. But yes, Catullus is a genius. Even his inventiveness and experimentation comes through, 2000+ years after he died. And his humor and feeling and wit and passion. One of the greatest poets of all times. And yeah, Horace is a lot of fun. The one where he gets followed around by a bore is hilarious.