The Artistic Re-elaboration of Colloquial Latin in the Aeneid. The Case Study of Aen. 5.159–82.
The Artistic Re-elaboration of Colloquial Latin in the Aeneid. The Case Study of Aen. 5.159–82.

Summary/Abstract: This article tries to identify some forms of artistic re-elaboration of colloquial Latin in the Aeneid, and tounderstand how Virgil integrated them in his work. After the definition of colloquial Latin, the method isexplained: it combines a linguistic and stylistic approach with a pragmatic and sociolinguistic one. The resultsthat emerged from the analysis of selected dialogues from the Aeneid are then summarised and Virgil’s modusoperandi is presented. Finally, an in-depth analysis of a case study (Aen. 5.159–82) shows the presence ofcolloquial phenomena, their artistic re-elaboration, and their effects. This paper therefore deals with the poeticart of Virgil and allows us to explore his profound linguistic sensitivity.

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