CLAS 301B
Quiz #2
January 31, 2024

In his opening programmatic poem, Catullus characterizes his poetry as nugae or “foolish fluff” (1.4) in our translation. Explain what this characterization of the poetry as “nugatory” (i.e. “trifling”, “worthless", "useless") seems to mean (making reference to some of the poems you read for today, if possible). Do you find Catullus' poetry to be nugatory?