> >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 alliteration of a very >percussive sound. I consider it one of the hardest lines in Vergil to read >aloud
quid quaeque may have been pronounced quicquaeque by assimilation thus making the pronounciation considerably easier. Docent Arne Jönsson Klassiska institutionen Sölvegatan 2 S-223 62 LUND Sweden Tel: + 46 (0)46 222 34 23 Fax: + 46 (0)46 222 42 27 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
