Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1985

Publication Title

Vergilius

Volume

31

Pages

57-58

Publisher Name

The Vergilian Society

Abstract

Vergil mentions Maecenas by name in the opening lines of each book of the Georgics (1.2, 2.41, 3.41, and 4.2). While there may or may not be some special significance to the symmetrical positioning of the name, it seems likely that at least in one of the instances Vergil is making a word-play whose purpose it is to poke some good-natured fun at the personality of his dedicatee.

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Author Posting. © The Vergilian Society, 1985. This article is posted here by permission of the Vergilian Society for personal use, not for redistribution. The article was published in Vergilius 31, 1985.

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