I SEE YOU: AN OVIDIAN ACROSTIC (<i>REM. AM.</i> 681–5) AND CATULLAN ACROSTICS

Abstract This article demonstrates that Ovid placed an incomplete reverse acrostic at Rem. am. 681–5 reading desin -. I will argue that it is intentional, noting that it fits the context in which it appears. Additionally, I will discuss how Ovid is drawing the reader’s attention to his engagement with the poetry of Catullus by referencing another possible acrostic in Catullus 36, as well as by playing with themes (and acrostics) from Catullus 8.