JOURNAL ARTICLE

OMNIA TVTA TIMENS (VIRGIL, AENEID 4.298): ALLUSION AND AMBIGUITY.

  • Published In: Classical Quarterly, 2023, v. 73, n. 2. P. 933 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Dainotti, Paolo 3 of 3

Abstract

This paper deals with a case of Virgilian ambiguity, namely the famous hemistich at Aen. 4.298 omnia tuta timens. By highlighting a plausible reading with a causal force ('fearing everything too calm', 'because of the excessive calmness'), it seeks to demonstrate that this hemistich is an ambiguous passage. This view is confirmed through the imitation by Valerius Flaccus, who, in alluding to the Virgilian passage (Argonautica 8.408–12), highlights its ambiguity by including both of the most plausible readings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Classical Quarterly. 2023/12, Vol. 73, Issue 2, p933
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Literature and Writing
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0009-8388
  • DOI:10.1017/S0009838823000940
  • Accession Number:177081634
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