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Explore the metrical tricks Vergil used to fit Latin verse to his ideas.
This scholarly study collects and analyzes examples illustrating Vergil’s metrical licenses, offering clear explanations and context for readers interested in Latin poetry and verse structure.
Delve into the play of sounds and syllables that shaped the Aeneid. The book explains how poets manage quantity, synizesis and synaeresis, and the transitions between long and short syllables to achieve the hexameter’s rhythm. It presents annotated examples and footnotes that illuminate interpretation and scanning without requiring prior specialist training.
- Learn how certain vowel and consonant patterns affect meter in Vergil’s verse.
- See practical demonstrations of synizesis and synaeresis in real lines.
- Understand the treatment of proper nouns, Greek borrowings, and repeated metrical forms.
- Explore notes that discuss pronunciation and scansion choices used by editors.
Ideal for readers of classical philology, Latin poetry, and students studying meter and prosody.
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