Verbal Artistry in Vergil: Elision in Aeneid 1.389 In Aeneid 1.387-9 Venus begins her third address to Aeneas with instruction for him to betake himself to the palace of Dido. In 389, she says: Perge m Continue Reading →
Verbal Artistry in Vergil: Word-Order in Aeneid 1.371 Aeneas’ response to Venus’ queries in Aeneid 1 is introduced as follows: …Quaerenti talibus ille suspirans imoque trahens a pectore vocem. (A. 1.370 Continue Reading →
Verbal Artistry in Vergil: Word-Order in Aeneid 1.368 As Venus tells Aeneas the story of Dido, she tells him how Dido and her allies (socios, 360) acquired the territory of Carthage: they bought as much l Continue Reading →
