Editing Tibullus (section)

===Sulpicia epigrams===
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The next group (3.13–3.18) is a set of six very short elegiac poems (40 lines in all) apparently written to or about Cerinthus by Sulpicia herself. The style of these is markedly different from the preceding group of poems. Her syntax has been described as "convoluted" and in some parts (e.g. 3.16) the meaning is not clear.<ref>For a sensitive analysis, see: Lowe, N. J. (1988). [https://www.jstor.org/stable/639219 "Sulpicia's syntax"]. ''The Classical Quarterly'', 38(1), 193–205.</ref> Although there are some dissenting voices, most scholars accept that these six poems are genuinely written by a female poet, [[Sulpicia]], the only Roman female poet whose work has survived. Their frank and passionate outpourings are reminiscent of [[Catullus]]. The style and metrical handling was originally understood to be that of a novice, or a male poet appropriating female form. Later analysis has concluded that Sulpicia is an adept poet with a very high level of skill, playing upon gender norms in the celebration of her erotic relationship and play upon her {{Lang|la|fama}} as a poet and a woman of high status.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3296856|jstor=3296856|last1=Santirocco|first1=Matthew S.|title=Sulpicia Reconsidered|journal=The Classical Journal|year=1979|volume=74|issue=3|pages=229–239}}</ref>