The paper presents a series of critical observations on the so-called Argumenta Vergiliana, identifying as their defining features the close interplay of scholastic practice, late antique exegesis, Virgilian emulation, combinatory poetics, and Christian culture. As a case study, the paper offers a detailed analysis of the tetrastich argumentum to Book I of the Aeneid (AL 654, 5-8 R2), together with the proposal of a critical text.

Argumenta Vergiliana. Interferenze tra prassi didattica e mestiere letterario

Venuti
2026

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The paper presents a series of critical observations on the so-called Argumenta Vergiliana, identifying as their defining features the close interplay of scholastic practice, late antique exegesis, Virgilian emulation, combinatory poetics, and Christian culture. As a case study, the paper offers a detailed analysis of the tetrastich argumentum to Book I of the Aeneid (AL 654, 5-8 R2), together with the proposal of a critical text.
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