Poem 8 (Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire)
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Poem 8 ("Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire") is a well-known Latin lyric by Catullus in which he admonishes himself to abandon a failed love affair and regain his self-respect.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Poem 8 (Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8896093 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Poem 8 (Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire) Context triple: [Catullus, hasWork, Poem 8 (Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire)]
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A.
Imitations of Horace
Imitations of Horace is a series of poetic adaptations by Alexander Pope that recast the Roman poet Horace’s satires and epistles into the social and political context of 18th-century England.
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B.
Aegimius (fragmentary poem)
Aegimius is a fragmentary ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Hesiod, that survives only in scattered quotations and is known for its mythological and genealogical content.
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Le Déshonneur des poètes
Le Déshonneur des poètes is a polemical essay by French surrealist writer Benjamin Péret that denounces patriotic and propagandistic literature produced during World War II.
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Ars Poetica
Ars Poetica is a famous 1926 lyric poem by Archibald MacLeish that meditates on the nature and purpose of poetry, encapsulated in its dictum that "a poem should not mean but be."
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E.
Ars Poetica
Ars Poetica is a didactic poem by the Roman poet Horace that offers influential guidance on the art and principles of poetic composition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Poem 8 (Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire)
Target entity description: Poem 8 ("Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire") is a well-known Latin lyric by Catullus in which he admonishes himself to abandon a failed love affair and regain his self-respect.
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A.
Imitations of Horace
Imitations of Horace is a series of poetic adaptations by Alexander Pope that recast the Roman poet Horace’s satires and epistles into the social and political context of 18th-century England.
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B.
Aegimius (fragmentary poem)
Aegimius is a fragmentary ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Hesiod, that survives only in scattered quotations and is known for its mythological and genealogical content.
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C.
Le Déshonneur des poètes
Le Déshonneur des poètes is a polemical essay by French surrealist writer Benjamin Péret that denounces patriotic and propagandistic literature produced during World War II.
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D.
Ars Poetica
Ars Poetica is a famous 1926 lyric poem by Archibald MacLeish that meditates on the nature and purpose of poetry, encapsulated in its dictum that "a poem should not mean but be."
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E.
Ars Poetica
Ars Poetica is a didactic poem by the Roman poet Horace that offers influential guidance on the art and principles of poetic composition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin poem
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love poem ⓘ lyric poem ⓘ |
| addressedTo | the poet’s own heart and behavior ⓘ |
| addressee | Catullus himself NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Lesbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Catullus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Catullus 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | reason versus passion ⓘ |
| collection | Carmina of Catullus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
address to the unresponsive beloved
ⓘ
contrast between former joys and present rejection ⓘ speaker’s decision to end the relationship ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Roman elite love affairs ⓘ |
| emotionalArc | from lament to attempted resolve ⓘ |
| form | short lyric ⓘ |
| genre | neoteric poetry ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later European love poetry ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| length | relatively brief ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
apostrophe
ⓘ
contrast between past and present ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Roman love elegy precursor ⓘ |
| meter | choliambic ⓘ |
| metricalForm | scazon ⓘ |
| motif |
refusal of further humiliation
ⓘ
remembered happiness ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| openingLine | Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscript tradition of Catullus ⓘ |
| studiedIn | classical Latin curricula ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
literary criticism
ⓘ
philological commentary ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional self-control
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failed love affair ⓘ loss of love ⓘ self-admonition ⓘ self-respect ⓘ |
| tone |
bitter
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resolute ⓘ self-critical ⓘ |
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Subject: Poem 8 (Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire)
Description of subject: Poem 8 ("Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire") is a well-known Latin lyric by Catullus in which he admonishes himself to abandon a failed love affair and regain his self-respect.
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