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The following translation comes from
Robinson Ellis, Aetna, A Critical
Recension of the Text, Based on a New Examination of Mss. with
Prolegomena, Translation, Textual and Exegetical Commentary,
Excursus, and Complete Index of Words (1901)
The Aetna is a somewhat-obscure Latin poem
about volcanic activity and the famous volcano of Aetna. Although it
long passed under the name of Vergil (which probably explains its
survival), it is almost certainly by a later, less-skilled poet.
Readers interested in the text will want to consult the Oxford
Classical Dictionary (s.v. "Aetna") for more information. A Latin
text of the Aetna, of unknown editorship but differing slightly from
Ellis' version, can be found at
Forum
Romanum
If you are interested in writing a better
introduction to this work, please contact timspalding@mediaone.net.
These web pages offer resources of
interest:
Suetonius'
life of Vergil (in Donatus).
Courtesy the "virgil.org."
Another
edition courtesy Paul Halsall's
"People with a Story."
Virgil.org.
Thank you for visiting!
Tim Spalding
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Commentary
Ellis acknowledgements. "To the reverend Thomas Fowler D.D. President of the College of Corpus Christi this volume is dedicated in recognition of many acts of friendship continued through a period of more than forty years." | [ T.S. ] |
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