“The picture of the bacchante who stands motionless and stares into space must have been well known. Catullus is thinking of her when he tells of the abandoned Ariadne, who follows her faithless lover with sorrowing eyes as she stands… — Walter F. Otto Copy Share Image
“A man who is awake in the open field at night or who wanders over silent paths experiences the world differently than by day. Nighness vanishes, and with it distance; everything is equally far and near, close by us and yet mysteriously remote. Space loses its measures. There are whispers and sounds, and we do not know where or what… — Walter F. Otto Copy Share
“The picture of the bacchante who stands motionless and stares into space must have been well known. Catullus is thinking of her when he… — Walter F. Otto Copy Share Image
