Dear Gregory,
What an agreable surprise to have a Fulgentius-specialist on-line!
Thank you very much for your reply.
I understand that Fulgentius reads the Eclogues 1-3 as allegories of the
three types of life;
I am aware of the history of the "vita triplex" theme since, among other
things, I have based my Ph.D. thesis on Fulgentius's interpretation of the
myth of Paris.
What I was wondering about is:
* 1. whether any ancient or medieval author other than Fulgentius
interprets the Eclogues 1-3 as an allusion to the three types of life
and
* 2. whether this reading of the 3 first Eclogues has been studied by
modern specialists.
Any bibliography would be greately appreciated.
I suspected that the Whitbread translation includes errors ("belle
infidele"? meme pas!)
but as you know up to now it is - if I am not wrong - the only available.
I can read some latin so I usually use it as an occasional reference.
I am grateful to you for mentionning the site and the Bruere article.
I am actually writing an article on the expression "mendax Graecia" (e.g.
I, xviii, 652) which
goes back to Plinius and Juvenalis and concerns the "old debate of
philosophy and poetry".
I am unfortunately writing it in greek for a volume dedicated to the memory
of a great Greek classicist. Still, I will be happy to provide any
information you may need.
Thank you again,
Natalia Agapiou
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