1. With respect to Christian putative pre-figurings in the Eclogues, we should not lose sight of Ec.V with its description of the dead Daphnis in his mother's arms (stabat mater etc.), and the following description of his apotheosis. His future cult, with offerings to his altars is then foreseen.
2. Apropos the Martinez/Durling Inferno. I had the pleasure of being taught Dante by Prof. Martinez a few years back at the U. of Minnesota, so perhaps my opinion here isn't completely unbiased. This edition contains literal facing-page translations (by Prof. Durling) that are quite accurate if rather homely. I would recommend this text to those primarily interested in finding a way into the Italian text. The notes (primarily, I beleive the work of Prof. Martinez) are quite good. They are accurate (subsequent imprints have corrected errors) and contain citations in their original languages. Of course they concern themselves as much with Italian and Provencal lyric verse as with the classical. They are voluminous enough without overwhelming the more casual reader as is the case with the typical full-bore volume of commentary. 3. The Teutonic Knights. Well hey, who wouldn't want to be one? I beleive that the question the Poles' Catholicism that has been cited probably refers to Orthodox incursions/conversions that had taken place in the part of Poland abutting Ukraine. I beleive the knights mandate pertained to the conversion of Baltic pagans, and the rolling back of Orthodox influence in Poland. By the bye; blaming the behavior of the Teutonic Knights or the Conquistadores on Vergil is a bit like holding Kant responsible for the Holocaust. It makes for interesting grad-seminars but is a bit beneath us, no? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To leave the Mantovano mailing list at any time, do NOT hit reply. Instead, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message "unsubscribe mantovano" in the body (omitting the quotation marks). You can also unsubscribe at http://virgil.org/mantovano/mantovano.htm#unsub
