An analysis of Verg. georg. ii 513-542 shows a number of peculiarities that can only be explained as signs of a reworking by the poet, who felt the necessity of ending book ii on a more positive note, that is by combining the joys of the vita rustica with the glorious history of Italy and Rome (a synthesis crucial in the forthcoming Aeneid ). The analysis is extended to the structure of the poem in its entirety, aimed at identifying the various stages of composition of the text. Callimachus’ Aitia prove once again to be a fundamental modelfor the structure of the Georgics.
An analysis of Verg. georg. ii 513-542 shows a number of peculiarities that can only be explained as signs of a reworking by the poet, who felt the necessity of ending book ii on a more positive note, that is by combining the joys of the vita rustica with the glorious history of Italy and Rome (a synthesis crucial in the forthcoming Aeneid ). The analysis is extended to the structure of the poem in its entirety, aimed at identifying the various stages of composition of the text. Callimachus’ Aitia prove once again to be a fundamental modelfor the structure of the Georgics.
Pulcherrima Roma. Fasi compositive e struttura nelle Georgiche di Virgilio / Cucchiarelli, Andrea. - In: MAIA. - ISSN 0025-0538. - STAMPA. - 66:(2014), pp. 539-587.
Pulcherrima Roma. Fasi compositive e struttura nelle Georgiche di Virgilio
CUCCHIARELLI, ANDREA
2014
Abstract
An analysis of Verg. georg. ii 513-542 shows a number of peculiarities that can only be explained as signs of a reworking by the poet, who felt the necessity of ending book ii on a more positive note, that is by combining the joys of the vita rustica with the glorious history of Italy and Rome (a synthesis crucial in the forthcoming Aeneid ). The analysis is extended to the structure of the poem in its entirety, aimed at identifying the various stages of composition of the text. Callimachus’ Aitia prove once again to be a fundamental modelfor the structure of the Georgics.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
