Contents
Introduction
Bucolica
Ecl. 1. 69 post aliquot aristas
A disputed phrase in its context
Ecl. 2. 32 A god’s title
Pan the great innovator and model
Ecl. 3. 62 A conjunction at stake
Theocr. 5. 82 in the balance
Ecl. 4. 8 One child initiating a new age
A letter added can make a big difference
Ecl. 4. 28-9 Lines sharing words between them
Emphasis achieved by artistry
Ecl. 4. 62-3 The nature of a baby’s smile
A Dutch scholar vindicated
Ecl. 5. 3 "Why don’t we sit down?" in Latin
What Vergil chose to write
Ecl. 5. 8 Indicative or subjunctive?
In favour of P
Ecl. 5. 38 The gender of narcissus
Our debt to an ancient grammarian
Ecl. 5. 66 Altars for Daphnis
Sorting out syntactical order
Ecl. 6. 1-12. On the genesis of Vergil’s earliest poetry
Call. Aet. 1. 21-4 and Theocr. 16 as inspiration
Ecl. 6. 16 Silenus’ hangover
The troublesome adverbial ‘cluster’ procul tantum
Ecl. 6. 24 The commonest of verbs ousted by a hapax?
Peerlkamp’s brilliant point
Ecl. 6. 34 A dilemma in P
Elided omnia in Vergil?
Ecl. 6. 74-81 A praeteritio to fill the day
The illustrative effect of complicated syntax
Ecl. 7. 5 Equal and well-prepared singers
A misleading first impression of their qualities
Ecl. 7. 29-32 Corydon’s promise to Diana
Variation on the usual contract between man and god
Ecl. 7. 33-6 Thyrsis honouring Priapus
And, unfortunately, revealing his true self
Ecl. 7. 37-44 Love of Galatea
The rivals’ respective ‘roles’
Ecl. 7. 53-60 An inevitable transposition
What is either singer’s ‘part’?
Ecl. 7. 64 Justice for Venus
Equality restored by an ancient grammarian
Ecl. 10. 44 A line revisited and clinched
Almost beyond belief: a double corruption
Georgica
G. 1. 35 Present or perfect I?
P and ps. Probus found trustworthy
G. 1. 36 Hope in Tartarus
An example of disregarded potentialis
G. 1. 83 What does prefixed in- mean?
On homonyms with contrary meaning
G. 1. 500 Two false birds with one stone
Minimal change can work wonders
G. 3. 159 An unnoticed example of ecquis
A simplification apt to simplify future discussion
G. 3. 303-4 The reign of the cold Water Bearer
A serious issue for goats
G. 3. 519 Present or perfect II?
Weighing for and against
Aeneis
Jlle ego qui The false beginning
Yet requiring the best syntactical understanding
A. 1. 1-7 Punctuation and structure
The beneficiary effect of a full stop in the flow of lines
A. 1. 48-9 Indignant Juno
A neglected modal parallelism
A. 1. 380 Jove’s descendant
How Aeneas can escape criticism - and save half a line
A. 1. 458 The protagonists of the Trojan War
On Seneca’s version
A. 1. 462 A persistent stumbling-block?
A personal approach to a conclusive answer
A. 1. 603-5 A sense of justice and righteousness
To whom do these virtues properly belong?
A. 1. 646 A loving father’s cura
An analysis of the use of carus
A. 2. 121 Emphasis on a terrifying Apollo
Madvig’s support of an anonymous conjecture
A. 2. 139 On an unmotivated et
Restoration via scriptura continua
A. 2. 433-4 A genitive seeking its governing noun
From another vantage point: ‘retributive actions’ in context
A. 2. 485 In defence of V (and Geymonat)
A good, but lonely singular needs strengthening
A. 2. 567-88 The Helen Episode – a never-ending debate?
if accepting 1) that it is by Vergil and/or 2) meant to fill a lacuna
A. 2. 598 Accusative or nominative?
A real pro et contra case
A. 2. 738 The heart-breaking loss of Creusa
A proper emendation is a natural response
A. 2. 749 An interpolated line?
The hysteron proteron diagnosed
A. 3. 417 On Helenus’ prophecy I
A challenging instance of abl. medio
A. 3. 684-6 On Helenus’ prophecy II
Nisbet’s conjecture and the final clause
A. 4. 126 A terminable intrusion
Negatively affecting the context if accepted
A. 4. 176 The birth of Fama
How Bährens did away with Fama’s timidity
A. 4. 223-4 Jupiter describing Aeneas at Carthage
Restoration of the god’s words by lenient surgery
A. 4. 375 On the language of strong emotion
within acceptable linguistic bounds
A. 4. 469-73 Dido ~ 1) Pentheus and 2) Orestes
1) Allen introduced the Maenads, 2) ego the scene of the matricide
A. 5. 300 A runner’s name and origin
Parisinus Lat. 7306 accepted
A. 5. 851 Treacherous weather
Much hinges on what et combines
A. 6. 153 Animals to soothe the nether deities
Pecudes as the chief expiatory rite
A. 6. 293 ’Hollow forms’
Bentley’s reading adopted
A. 6. 438 In need of final consensus
An opportunity to side with Timpanaro and Conte
A. 6. 460 Vergil ‘imitating’ Catullus
A jocular phrase becomes a tragic confession
A. 6. 466 Aeneas’ last words to Dido
An attempt to solve an enigma of grammatical analysis
A. 6. 561 ‘Air’ or ‘ear’?
The function of either in context
A. 6. 585-6 Punctuation and punishment
The place of a full stop is no trifle
A. 6. 588 Where did Salmoneus challenge Zeus?
On the function of the adj. medius
A. 6. 601-2 Should we miss Tantalus?
In other words: Is the text sound, corrupt or lacunose?
A. 6. 615 A hidden hendiadyoin
It will emerge if one letter is taken away
A. 6. 658-9 Eridanus below and above ground
Horsfall is only one letter from goal
A. 6. 746 Present or perfect III?
PR, Serv. and Tib. Don. preferred
A. 6. 761 The hopeless lucis loca
Heinsius’ suggestion seeks followers
A. 6. 791 Punctuation to be changed
Why Hic vir hic is recommended with no comma
A. 6. 817-23 Ultor Brutus
Capital Utcumque as part of an interpretation
A. 6. 846 Predicting a Fabius as Maximus Cunctator
The way Vergil imitates Ennius
A. 6. 852 Global rule over the populi
Half a line grasping its essence
A. 6. 893-6 The troublesome exit from Hades
What if lines 897-8 are put before 893-6 (excluding 896)?
A. 7. 129 ‘Disasters’ or ‘exile’?
In support of R.D. Williams
A. 7. 377 A queen’s maenadic arena
An interpretation based on Jasper’s extension of that arena
A. 7. 543 A hellish creature flies to heaven
In support of Schaper’s (Deuticke’s) and Conte’s dative
A. 7. 598-9 An old king’s tragedy
Is the transmitted text compatible with truth and logic?
A. 7. 741 The annoying soluti
The simple solution should as always be heeded
A. 7. 773 A locus solubilis?
Critics favouring P have many good points
A. 9. 51 The right place of a comma
Word-order reflects the viva vox of the commander
A. 9. 79 Cybele’s eternal fame
Where a ‘but’ is ill-placed
A. 9. 85-6 A questionable deletion
The forest of Mount Ida differentiated
A. 9. 91 Cybele’s concern for the Trojan fleet
A postponed neu emphasizing
A. 9. 130 Jupiter at war with the Trojans
To understand Turnus’ sneer M is preferred
A. 9. 140-2 Misogyny sub iudice
To acquit the form perosos a comma (141) has to go
A. 9. 215 Nisus’ request for burial
Peerlkamp was on the right track
A. 9. 243 In defence of a fut. simpl.
It is indeed an issue according to ms. evidence
A. 9. 363 A spurious line?
A definite stand may be close on duty
A. 9. 390-2 Where to put a question mark
A final decision is yet to be reached
A. 9. 402-3 Nisus praying to Luna
With the author’s late recognition of Ribbeck’s brilliance
A. 9. 461-4 Turnus arming his ranks
The author’s confidence in Wagner and M
A. 9. 471 The neglected variant makes its claims
P was accepted by La Cerda
A. 9. 481 The gender of a predicative pronoun
R is still without enough support
A. 9. 539 Le mot propre
Schrader’s proposal unearthed
A. 9. 599 ‘War’ or ‘death’?
Burmannus helps to make the appropriate decision
A. 9. 709 A solitary neuter
One’s reaction to an anomaly has its reasons
A. 9. 733 The shield of Turnus
A description that confuses with its variants
A. 9. 764 The back of fleeing fighters
An irregularity is sacrificed
A. 9. 789 A true dilemma
Ablative, genitive or dative?
A. 10. 366 More than a personal palinode
Not only Madvig’s aquis, but also my own eos must go
A. 10. 705 Paris’ name twice over?
Ellis against triumphant Bentley
A. 11. 50 The troublesome et yet again
The solution is presented under A. 2. 139
A. 11. 256 An abnormal pronoun
Vergil’s usage wins the day
A. 12. 161 A pompous mustering of forces
Whereby a comma has to change its place
A. 12. 218 Brackets or no brackets?
A long-winded path towards emendation
A. 12. 286 Latinus’ report of failure
The hidden reference of referens
A. 12. 470 Present or perfect IV?
V should take the pride of place in the app. crit.
A. 12. 648 Why not the easy way?
Wagner’s case against Housman’s
A. 12. 790 Exhausted heroes
On how to combine and interpret five words
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