Virgil, Aeneid 8: Text, Translation, and Commentary

811 Pages·2018·3.32 MB·English

by  Lee M Fratantuono

Virgil,Aeneid8
Mnemosyne
Supplements
Monographs on Greek and
Latin Language and Literature
ExecutiveEditor
C.Pieper(LeidenUniversity)
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A.Chaniotis(InstituteforAdvancedStudy,Princeton)
K.M.Coleman(HarvardUniversity)
I.J.F.deJong(UniversityofAmsterdam)
T.Reinhardt(OxfordUniversity)
volume 416
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Virgil,
Aeneid 8
Text,Translation,andCommentary
Editedby
LeeM.Fratantuono
R.AldenSmith
LEIDEN | BOSTON
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Contents
PrefaceandAcknowledgments vii
Introduction 1
TextandTranslation 33
Commentary 93
Bibliography 751
IndexNominum 779
IndexRerum 782
IndexVerborum 792

Preface and Acknowledgments
Book 8 of Virgil’s Aeneid is a natural enough subject for investigation after
Book5;togetherthetwobooksframethesecondthirdofthepoet’sgrandepic
ofAugustanRome.LikeBook5,todateBook8hasnotbeenthesubjectofmuch
inthewayof expansivecommentary;ithasbeenbothapleasureandachal-
lenge to work throughVirgil’s most Augustan book with a careful eye. Once
again,wehavelearnedmuchfromtheadmirableeffortsof ourpredecessors;
forBook8,specialpraiseredoundstothenamesof EdenandGransden.The
workofbothofthesecommentatorshasbeensupplementedbytheadmirable
anddiligentlaborofVivienEllisinherNewcastleM.Litt.thesis,ThePoeticMap
ofRomeinVirgilAeneid8,fromwhichwehavederivedconsiderableprofitand
enjoyment.
Our method for Book 8 has been much the same as for its predecessor.
Smithonceagainbearsthelion’sshareoftheresponsibilityforthecriticaltext
andtranslation,andforthefirstdraftoftheintroduction;Fratantuonoforthe
commentary—with both editors assuming full and shared responsibility for
theintegralwork.Ourintendedaudienceisonceagainprimarilyanyonewith
aloveforthepoet,thoughthroughoutthereisanassumptionof arelatively
good familiarity with the major trends of Virgilian scholarship.We have lib-
erallycitedfromclassicalliteratureafterVirgil(indeed,afterOvid),andfrom
artisticworksoflatercenturiesandinothertonguesthatareindebtedtoVir-
gil’svision(especiallytheOldFrenchRomand’Énéas),outofaconvictionthat
someofthefinestcommentaryonVirgilhasbeencomposedbyhisepigones.
AnumberofnewaidstotheVirgilianscholarhaveappearedsinceourwork
onBook5.EmilKraggerud’sVergilianaoffersasplendidandconvenientassort-
mentoftheauthor’smagisterialworkonthetextofthepoet.JimO’Hara’sindis-
pensableTrueNamesisnowina secondedition. Horsfall’s EpicDistilled (on
whichFratantuonohaswrittenforBrynMawrClassicalReview)offersanalways
intriguing,notinfrequentlydelightfulvademecumforthewould-becommen-
tator.Rogerson’sVirgil’sAscaniuscouldnothavemadeatimelierappearance.
And,too,wecontinuetoplundertherichesof theThomas-ZiolkowskiVirgil
Encyclopedia,withoutapologyordisappointment.Thesamemustbeacknowl-
edgedofDamienNelis’workontheintertextualrelationshipoftheAeneidand
the Apollonian Argonautica, a volume whose seemingly inexhaustible trea-
sures continue to inspire feelings of gratitude and abiding respect. So also
thesplendidthreevolumesof theOxfordFragmentsoftheRomanHistorians,
which together with Chassignet’s richly annotated Budé provide a luxurious
treatmentoftantalizingtexts.
viii preface and acknowledgments
Amongolderaids,itisnotmeresentimentthatinspiresustosingleoutfor
specialattentiontheworkofWardeFowlerinhistrilogyofGreatWar-eraBasil
Blackwellvolumesonthe Aeneid.OurworkappearsacenturyafterFowler’s
treatment of “Aeneas at the site of Rome”; it is a testament to the author’s
perceptive and sensitive reading of Virgil that his commentary has not lost
its freshness and power, notwithstanding how much has been added to the
Virgilian bibliography since. Similar words of respectful hommage could be
offeredtoCartault’ssplendid L’artdeVirgile,whichonceagainwehavecon-
sultedwithgreatprofit.Roiron’smammothtomeonVirgiliansoundsalways
repays close consultation; so also the judicious notes of Mackail for his 1930
Oxfordbimillenaryedition.OnthegrammarofBook8,thesmall,unassuming
schooleditionof Mme.Guilleminisindispensable;sotooHahn’simpeccably
rigorousvolumeoncoordinateandnon-coordinateelementsinthepoet.On
mattershistoricalandreligious,Saunders’Virgil’sPrimitiveItalyrepaysfrequent
consultation.
WehaveconsciouslyavoidedpolemicinourattempttoexplicateVirgil’stext.
Wedothisoutof immenserespectfortheworkof ourcolleaguesacrossthe
ages,andalsooutofasenseofgoodmanners.Book8isespeciallyfraughtwith
difficultiesthathavestirredcontentiousdebate;wehavedeliberatelysteereda
middlecoursethatseekstoprovideassistancetothereaderof Virgil,allthe
while also making clear our (occasionally divergent, though usually happily
harmonious)viewsonthepoet.IfoneoftheeditorscametoBook5asmoreof
apessimist,andtheotherasmoreof anoptimist(tousecrudethoughuseful
labels),thenthesamebinaryapproach(nottosayinstructivetension)maybe
felt in the journey through 8.We have found, however, that on closer exam-
ination Virgil’s book of Rome offers perhaps surprisingly neutral ground for
dispassionatecritics;Virgil’sRomeisalsohisArcadia.
Once again we are indebted to the help and support afforded to us from
colleaguesandfriends.TimothyJosephofTheCollegeof theHolyCrossgen-
erouslyreadthroughthecommentaryinitsinitialdraftandofferednumerous
valuablesuggestions.JimO’Harakindlyaffordedustheopportunitytoconsult
adraftofhisowncommentaryonthebookfortheFocusAeneidseries.Richard
Thomasisanincisiveandgenerouscriticofourideas(especiallythemisguided
ones).MichaelPutnamremainsbothfriendandVirgilianmentor,andtohim
weexpressagainourfondestsentimentsof admirationandrespect;hismost
welcome,self-describedmunusculaarecherishedpleasuresofaninternetage.
SergioCasalikindlysentFratantuonoacopyofhisadmirableeditionofBook2
in time to be of use on certain parallels between Virgil’s books of Troy and
Rome.ChrisRenaudgenerouslyprovidedacopyof herTexasdissertationon
Book8.EmilKraggerudrespondedtoatextualinquirywithhisusualacumen
preface and acknowledgments ix
andjudiciousness.CaitlinGillespieofferedhercustomarylearningandmuch
appreciated help on the problems posed by the Virgilian Cleopatra and the
largerissueofthedepictionofwomenatwarinLatinliterature.
Thesuggestionsoftheanonymousrefereeforthepressvastlyimprovedthe
finaldraftof thisedition;weareindebtedinparticulartoahelpfulsuggested
emendationofthetextatverse475.
Fratantuonoisespeciallygratefultohislynx-eyedstudentcriticsandocca-
sionaleditorialassistants(thenameof SarahFosterisprominenthere),and
tohisdearfriendandindefatigablefreelancephotographerKatieMcGarr,who
kindlycontributedimagestotheenhancementofthisedition.
We have words only of praise for the editorial staff at Brill. Giulia Mori-
conishepherdedthisprojecttocompletionwithhelpfulattentivenessandwise
counsel.
Forsanethaecolimmeminisseiuvabit.Asafirst-yeargraduatestudent,Smith
fell under the influence of Professor Karl Galinsky’s foundational book on
Ovid’s Metamorphoses, the principal work of scholarship that guided him
throughtwograduatetheses.WhenSmithmovedfromRutgerstoBaylor,Karl
reachedouttohimtohelphimindevelopingastrongclassicsprogramthere.
For Fratantuono, in addition to the example of his foundational scholarship
on Aeneid8andtheimportanceof SicilyandHerculestoVirgil’sepic,Galin-
skyhasbeenamuchappreciatedsourceofwisdom,wit,andgoodhumor(not
leastintheirsharedrealmof panhelleniccollegiatelife).Meanwhile,though
SmithwenttoPenninnosmallmeasurebecauseofProfessorGeorgNicolaus
Knauer’sworkonAugustanpoetry,theirrelationshipwouldfromthestartbe
forged primarily in person. Knauer’s powerful classroom presence and style
of teaching his seminars informs Smith’s own pedagogy to this day, as does
Knauer’sattentiontodetailandrespectforthehistoryofclassicallearning.For
thesereasonsandmore,wehumblydedicatethisvolumetoProfessorsGalin-
skyandKnauer,recognizingeachofthemnotonlyasprodigiousresearchers,
butasmentorsandfriends.
Twomaybeenough;if thereisathird,thethree-acttragedythatisBook4
posesitsownseductivesummons.
L.M.Fratantuono
R.A.Smith