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A Metrical Joke in ‘Theognis’?

Posted on Sunday: September 24, 2017 by Michael Hendry

Back to finishing up some long-unfinished papers in my files, I’ve just uploaded a page on two passages of the Theognidea (PDF here).

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Statius, Thebaid 1.250: Conjecturing an Intertext

Posted on Sunday: February 26, 2017 by Michael Hendry

    Juno’s first words in the Thebaid (1.248-51) come in reply to Jupiter’s announcement (214-47) of his plan to punish both Argives and Thebans for their various sins:     Sic pater omnipotens. ast illi saucia dictis flammato uersans inopinum corde dolorem talia … Continue reading →

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