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This paper first highlights the difference in purpose between the various authors: How Cicero is trying to besmirch Clodia's reputation, while Catullus and Propertius are working with a love object to some extent characterized for poetic purposes. The groundbreaking use of language in Catullus is discussed, as is the use of myth in both Propertius and Catullus. It also looks at how the speech of Cicero is a useful exponent of contemporary sexual mores and highbrow rhetoric.

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"The Roman authors Catullus, Propertius, and Cicero (in his pro Caelio oration) all produce literature which deals in an interesting way with women. This can be exhibited in different ways: for example, in his poems Catullus sees his Lesbia very much as a love object, since he often makes wild claims about his incredible love for her and his belief that they are married. Still, Sex is definitely involved in his poems about their relationship, but it seems he concentrated more on analyzing their split than purely erotic poetry."

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