Maius opus moveo: Vergil's Hidden Signature in Aeneid 7.45?

In this article, I argue that Vergil's vatic announcement maius opus moveo in the symbolic middle of his epic (Aen. 7.45, the closure of the invocation to Erato) should be read as containing the poet's signature "Ma(ro)-Pu(blius)-Ve(rgilius)." This authorial signature, as I suggest, may evoke not on...

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Publicado en:Classical Philology Vol. 119; no. 3; pp. 429 - 435
Autor principal: Tamás, Ábel
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Publicado: University of Chicago Press Jul2024
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