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A Note on Aeneid 6.893-8

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Summary, in English

One of the most puzzling passages of Vergil's Aeneid is the last lines of book VI where Aeneas and the Sibyl leave the underworld through the gate of ivory, the gate of false dreams. "Few passages of the Aeneid have given rise to more controversies and divergence of judgement" (Brooks Otis). In this article we analyse the linguistic context and propose a new solution to the problem.

Department/s

Publishing year

1996

Language

English

Pages

21-28

Publication/Series

Eranos

Volume

94

Document type

Journal article

Topic

  • Languages and Literature

Keywords

  • dreams
  • sleep
  • Vergil
  • the underworld
  • textual criticism

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0013-9947