Word: catullus
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...can’t be certain, but my overall assessment is that it’s not likely to have any major repercussions,” Duffy said. Philip A. Petrou ’09, who took both AP Latin exams in high school, said that Catullus, one of the primary authors studied in AP Latin Literature, is enjoyable and understandable for high school students, and that having taken both exams can help students who decide to pursue advanced standing. “The cancellation is definitely putting a lot of students who studied Latin at advanced levels in high...
...hate thee, and I love thee. The first line of a poem by Catullus that was the first and last I read in the last Latin class I took, in tenth grade. (Thanks for the SAT help, it’s been good knowing...
...erudite a word ever been used in music? I don’t think I’m the first to have to explain the definition of the Weddoes’ song title, nor do I think I’m the first to notice how Morrissey subversively quips Catullus in the lyrics of “Frankly Mr. Shankly”—“I want to live and I want to love / I want to catch something that I might be ashamed of” is clear homage to Carmina 5’s famous...
...addition to Pindar, Agarwalla names Sophocles and Plato as his favorite Greek authors. His favorite Latin authors are Virgil, Cicero and Catullus...
Watson would agree that Agarwalla’s philosophy on life is summed up best by Catullus: “Amat victoria curam...