![]() The whole thing is in Latin ( really! - even the copyright reads 'omnia proprietatis iura reservantur'), and I think it accomplishes its task quite well - I find myself picking up new vocabulary straight from context. In this text every sentence is intelligible per se because the meaning and function of all new words and forms is made plain by the context or by illustrations or marginal notes." "LINGUA LATINA provides a Latin text that students can read and understand immediately without any need for translation. As the author, Hans Orberg, describes it, I recently purchased Lingua Latina per se Illustrata, Pars I: Familia Romana and thought I'd mention it here. (.then again, maybe someone just misspelled his name along the way, and it caught on.) Thus, considered a wizard (and prophet) in medieval times, the alternate spelling may stem from the connection with virga, -ae f. In the Middle Ages the name Virgil was thought to refer to his magical (as in the virga magic wand) powers. (Harris continues to discuss possibilities for the origin of his nickname Parthenias.)Īccording to Gilbert Highet in The Classical Tradition, the misspelling (Virgil) began early, possibly as the result of Vergil's nickname Parthenias which was based on the poet's sexual restraint. One is certainly tempted to make the connection between V irgil and the Latin virgo, virginis m. (One thinks of "virgo", and the variant spelling of the name Virgilius, perhaps stemming from his mother's dream that she would bring forth a "rod" or virga.) so where did 'V irgil' come from? Professor William Harris offers some possibilities in his essay on The Secret Life of a Very Private Poet:ĭonatus adds that Vergil was so pure in life, in speech and in spirit, that he was nicknamed "Parthenias" or "The Maiden" at Naples, where he habitually lived. ![]() Vergil or Virgil? Which is correct? Vergil's full name was Publius Vergilius Maro. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
January 2023
Categories |