I think this must be right. And we should remember that even dysphony
has its
place. throughout this discussion a line from the Georgics has been
ringing (or
clanging) in my ears:
et quid quaeque ferat regio et quid quaeque recuset (1.53)
No -cqu- here, but -d qu- twice, and an insistent
Arne Jönsson wrote:
quid quaeque may have been pronounced quicquaeque by assimilation thus
making the pronounciation considerably easier.
Yes, I've wondered about this. It may have been pronounced thus colloquially,
but a declaimer of epic poetry might be expected to enunciate more carefully.
I've heqard in various readings that Virgil was actually receiving
gold-pieces from Augustus, but I prefer to go along with a certain
translator by the name of Guinach (sp.??) who stated in some pice I read
that Virgil most likely was an ardent supporterof many of Augustus' s
policies and sought
Can anyone furnish me with name of an artist who has portrayed the Rape of
the Sabine Women (viii 822ff)?
Thank you.
John Dwyer
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Can anyone furnish me with name of an artist who has portrayed the Rape of
the Sabine Women (viii 822ff)?
The first who comes to mind is David (Les Sabines, 1799, in the Louvre).
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