At 02:12 PM 8/5/2002 -0400, Emma Guest-Consales wrote:
Who decides or how does
one decide whether to use Virgil or Vergil? Is it an American v English
question? In Italian he is always Virgilio I don't recall ever seeing
Vergilio even though in the
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Emma Guest [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes
Great question, David, and as an art historian I haven't the least idea of
how to answer it! I do have a second part to it. Who decides or how does
one decide whether to use Virgil or Vergil? Is it an American v English
question?
This should be an easy question, but it is one that I don't know the answer
to, and as it has been a quiet summer on the Virgil list, I hope no one
will mind. When, and why, did we stop calling Virgil by his cognomen, Maro?
(Extra points for anyone who can explain why Tully, a gentilicium or
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This should be an easy question, but it is one that I don't know the answer
to, and as it has been a quiet summer
