Catullus 8

I have just learned what elision is, and I follow the rule and explain it in the video.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Latin
• Poetry
• Recited
• Catullus
• Poet
• Lingua
• Latina
• Reconstructed
• Pronunciation
• Elision
• Choliambic
• Verse
• David
• Brault

[MaBu888]

Getting really authentic: some parts are perfect. But the things that can be easily remedied are: make a long l sound in the place of ll, which you did atleast once, but the l is perfect in all other instances (it changes "thickness" like in Italian, it is good that you say a thick l in the word multum). The r in your recitation is in three forms . I'm sure the amount of knowledge you have of pronunciation is greater, though, than your current ability to "render" authentic sounds all the time.

[DavidGBrault]

Yeah, exactly, my R turns into a French type of R instead of a flap. I know it's wrong, it just comes out that way. I'll try to do the "long L" thing next time too. Thanks for commenting!

[madmusicianmax]

hey, you forgot quite a few elisions, but its still nice. have you ever heard about the "synaloephe" ? its a way of blurring two vowels into another (also a common thing in the italian language)

when i recite latin poems i rather use this technique.

greetings,

max

[DavidGBrault]

And I am looking up the synaloephe right now. I have to say, thanks for the amazing constructive criticism. Constructive criticism? On YouTube? Amazing!

[SlytherinGirl437]

what is it about boys and latin..... i dont know

[TuboEspectador]

Wow. I wrote on Matt Weir's presentation that I studied Latin in H.S. We never got this far, and we never broke into conversation. I enjoy reading the coaching of the pronunciation. David, regardless of the correct or not, but how did you acquire your pronunciation at this point? By adopting a model or models of teachers or actors? Or did you learn rules and then apply them as you read the poems? What is a recent YT example? Thanks!

[polymetis2000]

Your R is uvular... try alveolar R.

[evan1965]

This is a really good effort. Not perfect, but good. You are also reading with feeling...getting all these things together - it is like driving a coach and horses - few can do it at all well, there are those who are perfect at mechanical delivery, those who can get the emotion across, you make a good stab at both.

[alkantre]

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[Svalir]

This made me lol. You're so earnest!

[23brookside]

in an artist's hands each language has its elegance. For example, in the rhythm of the prologue of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales there's a tremendous mystery and power.

Thanks for your glimpse into the art of a Roman poet.

What do you think of Propertius? A lot of nice imagery in his poems. It would be nice to hear a passage of his read aloud. How does the beauty of the rhythm and sound compare to that of Catullus, in your opinion?

[Dzienkuje123]

Yes, the English pronunciation is an unacceptable bastardization of its original elegance =]

[hecateo88]

thy voice is quite mysterious..catullus rerwote a poem by sappho?

[game0rlame]

make one of carmen 16!!!