Neoteric

The Neoterikoi (Ancient Greek: νεωτερικοί; Latin: poetae novi, "new poets") or Neoterics were a series of avant-garde Latin poets who wrote in the 1st century BCE. Neoteric poets deliberately turned away from classical Homeric epic poetry. Rather than focusing on the feats of ancient heroes and gods, they propagated a new style of poetry through stories that operated on a smaller scale in regard to themes and setting.

Although the poems of the Neoterics may seem to address superficial subjects, many scholars view their work as subtle and accomplished works of art.^[1] Neoteric poetry has frequently been compared to the Modernist movement of the late 19th through the 20th century, as well as the Imagist movement.^[2]^[3]^[4]

^ Charles Martin (1992). Ian Morgan (ed.). Catullus. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300052008.
^ Frank O. Copley (1957). Catullus—The Complete Poetry. The University of Michigan Press. ISBN 9780472060856.
^ David Wray (2007). Catullus and the Poetics of Roman Manhood. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521030694.
^ The Poems of Catullus: A Bilingual Edition. Translated by Peter Green. University of California Press. 2005. ISBN 9780520242647.

[1] Charles Martin (1992). Ian Morgan (ed.). Catullus. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300052008.

[2] Frank O. Copley (1957). Catullus—The Complete Poetry. The University of Michigan Press. ISBN 9780472060856.

[3] David Wray (2007). Catullus and the Poetics of Roman Manhood. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521030694.

[4] The Poems of Catullus: A Bilingual Edition. Translated by Peter Green. University of California Press. 2005. ISBN 9780520242647.

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