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From: F. Heberlein [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 09:08:46 +1
Does someone know about a philosopher or grammarian
called « Virgilius Maro » who was living in the 7th
century? I would like to read something about this
author, his life, his
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From: F. Heberlein [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 09:08:46 +1
Does someone know about a philosopher or grammarian
called « Virgilius Maro » who was living in the 7th
century? I would like to read something about this
author, his life, his
The collection of quotations regarding P. Virgilius Maro was very
entertaining. I recall reading a review of a book on PVM and wondering
whether this was an April Fool's edition of the journal it was in! At any
rate, the book might be worth mentioning: it's by Vivien Law, and is
called, Wisdom,
Dear Andre'-Paul,
P.Virgilius Maro of Toulouse (fl.ca.A.D. 630) is mentioned a few times
in Helen Waddell's The Wandering Scholars (1936, 7th ed. rev.):
p.30 It was a low tide [in Latin letters] on the Continent of Europe,
except for one deep pool at Toulouse where the grammarian
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Philip
Thibodeau [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes
The collection of quotations regarding P. Virgilius Maro was very
entertaining. I recall reading a review of a book on PVM and wondering
whether this was an April Fool's edition of the journal it was in! At any
rate, the
Backing up a bit, the correspondent from Australia was mistaken when he said
that the first instance of Virgil as a first name in the US occurred with the
composer Virgil Thompson. Not true. The name has been used in the US for
generations and, Virgil Thompson notwithstanding, (dare I say it
At 04:32 PM 9/22/99 +, you wrote:
As far as I know P.Virgilius Maro Grammaticus of Tolouse is the only
one to have adopted the whole of Virgil's name ! I have only ever come
across a few men named Virgil: (1)Vergilius Romanus, a friend of Pliny
the Younger; (2)Virgilianus, the son
Yes, I have to acknowledge that those hillbilly associations do exist, in
the U.S. context; the same for the name Homer, unfortunately. But I don't
know how that came about, and I wish I knew. Homer and Virgil are my two
favorite poets, but if I had wanted to name my son in honor of one or both
I must apologize to Peter from Perth, he DID NOT claim that Virgil Thompson
was the first. I plead a hasty and furtive reading at work as my extenuating
circumstance. Still, the discussion is an interesting one; and yes, the name
Homer, when pinned on an American, is just as hayseed as Virgil.
James Butrica schrieb:
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From: F. Heberlein [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 09:08:46 +1
Does someone know about a philosopher or grammarian
called « Virgilius Maro » who was living in the 7th
century? I would like to read something
. and its American use as a
first name is exemplified by (5) the composer Virgil Thomson, and (7) a
television character in McHale's Navy. Are there any others, I wonder?
Best wishes
Peter JVD BRYANT
Perth
Western Australia
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Nine major-league baseball players, eight born
What's the British attitude? Doesn't anyone there give the name
Homer or Virgil to their son? After all, one meets Englishmen named
Terence, etc.
To someone like me brought up in the UK, Homer and Virgil used as forenames
sound distinctly American -- I didn't know they had a hillbilly
I knew a cat called Virgil once, but I don't suppose that counts.
Caroline Butler
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