Catullus plans his afternoon

Catullus is in an amorous mood again, but this time he is counting on something more substantial than kisses as he asks Ipsitilla to invite him for an afternoon siesta. There is explicit material in this, one of the Catullus pieces which used to be omitted from the scholarly editions.

Hear Catullus’s Latin and follow in English here.

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