Verbal Artistry in Vergil: An Echo in Aeneid 1.613 After Aeneas has been revealed to Dido and has identified himself, she is in awe of the man, dumbstruck with wonder: Obstipuit primo aspectu Sidonia D Continue Reading →
Verbal Artistry in Vergil: Word-Order in Aeneid 1.584 After hearing the report of their Trojan companions, Achates impresses upon (compellat, 581) Aeneas that things stand as Venus had said, presumably be Continue Reading →
Verbal Artistry in Vergil: Place-Names in Aeneid 1.549-58 In his speech to Dido, the Trojan leader Ilioneus wonders aloud whether their king Aeneas (rex erat Aeneas nobis, 544) is still alive; if not, the Tro Continue Reading →
