The dissertation investigates various aspects of the intertextual dialogue across Virgil’s three works. The introduction surveys the history of scholarship on Virgilian ‘repetitions’, both within a single work and across different works, and outlines the methodological framework of the study, which unfolds in seven chapters. Chapter 1 examines the relationship between the Eclogues and the Georgics, beginning with the sphragis of the didactic poem and considering other significant instances of self-allusion. It also addresses the textual boundaries between the two works and the presence of certain ‘figures of continuity’ (the nymph Arethusa, the rivers Mincius and Euphrates) that unify Virgil’s poetic space. Chapter 2 analyzes the characterization of Aeneas in Aeneid 1–6 in light of several allusions to the Georgics and the Eclogues, which assimilate him to Aristaeus, Orpheus, and some shepherds of the Eclogues. Chapter 3 focuses on Dido. It considers the story of Hero and Leander as a possible model for the relationship between Aeneas and Dido, compares Dido’s death with that of Daphnis in the fifth Eclogue, and examines the dialogue between the eighth Eclogue and Aeneid 4. Chapter 4 discusses the episode of Circe in Book 7 of the Aeneid. The sorceress is described in the same terms as an anonymous weaver in Book 1 of the Georgics; the resemblance between the two passages suggests deeper implications and allows for the hypothesis of an identification between the two figures. Chapter 5 examines the clash between Numanus Remulus and Ascanius in Book 9 of the Aeneid, in which the two opponents quote fragments from the Eclogues, the Georgics, and the Aeneid itself. The episode dramatizes tensions within Virgil’s oeuvre and can be read as a pastoral amoebaean contest transposed into epic, arbitrated by Jupiter and Apollo. Chapter 6 analyzes two extended sections of the Georgics (the bullfight in Book 3 and the description of the bees in Book 4), which are fragmented into several similes in the Aeneid, highlighting dynamics of rewriting and stylistic variation in the repeated verses. Chapter 7 is devoted to the cameo of Iopas in Book 1 of the Aeneid. In his cosmological song, Iopas alludes to all three of Virgil’s works, especially the Georgics; his figure may be seen as an idealized portrait of Virgil, and his song as a mise en abyme of Virgil’s oeuvre.

La tesi indaga alcuni aspetti del dialogo intertestuale fra le tre opere di Virgilio. L’introduzione ripercorre la storia degli studi sulle ‘ripetizioni’ virgiliane, sia interne a una stessa opera sia tra opere diverse, e definisce le coordinate metodologiche dell’indagine, che si sviluppa in sette capitoli. Il primo capitolo analizza i rapporti tra Bucoliche e Georgiche a partire dalla sphragis del poema didascalico, per poi considerare altri esempi significativi di autoallusione; esamina il confine testuale tra le due opere e la presenza di alcune ‘figure di continuità’ (Aretusa, il Mincio e l’Eufrate), che contribuiscono a unificare lo spazio poetico virgiliano. Il secondo capitolo studia la caratterizzazione di Enea alla luce di alcune allusioni alle Georgiche e alle Bucoliche presenti nella prima metà dell’Eneide, che lo assimilano ad Aristeo, a Orfeo, e ad alcuni pastori delle Bucoliche. Il terzo capitolo è dedicato a Didone: prende in esame la storia di Ero e Leandro come possibile modello per la vicenda di Enea e Didone; mette in relazione la morte di Dafni, nella quinta ecloga, con quella di Didone; esamina il fitto dialogo tra l’ottava ecloga e il quarto libro dell’Eneide. Il quarto capitolo analizza l’episodio di Circe nel settimo libro dell’Eneide: la maga è descritta negli stessi termini di una contadina del primo libro delle Georgiche; la somiglianza tra i due passi suggerisce implicazioni profonde e consente di ipotizzare un’identificazione tra le due figure. Il quinto capitolo discute lo scontro tra Numano Remulo e Ascanio nel nono libro dell’Eneide, in cui i due avversari citano frammenti delle Bucoliche, delle Georgiche e della stessa Eneide. L’episodio drammatizza tensioni interne all’opera virgiliana e può essere letto come un amebeo pastorale trasposto nell’epica, arbitrato dall’intervento di Giove e Apollo. Il sesto capitolo analizza due ampie sezioni delle Georgiche (il duello dei tori nel terzo libro e la descrizione delle api nel quarto), frammentate e diffratte in varie similitudini dell’Eneide; valorizza le dinamiche di riscrittura e la presenza di variazioni stilistiche nei versi ripetuti. Il settimo capitolo è dedicato al cammeo di Iopa nel primo libro dell’Eneide. Nel suo canto sul cosmo, Iopa allude a tutte e tre le opere virgiliane, in particolar modo alle Georgiche; nella sua figura si può riconoscere un profilo idealizzato di Virgilio e nel suo canto una mise en abyme dell’intera opera virgiliana.

Riscrivere sé stessi : dinamiche autoallusive in Virgilio / Grotto, Francesco; relatore: SCHIESARO, ALESSANDRO|ROSATI, PIERO; Scuola Normale Superiore, ciclo 37, 26-May-2026.

Riscrivere sé stessi : dinamiche autoallusive in Virgilio

GROTTO, Francesco
2026

Abstract

The dissertation investigates various aspects of the intertextual dialogue across Virgil’s three works. The introduction surveys the history of scholarship on Virgilian ‘repetitions’, both within a single work and across different works, and outlines the methodological framework of the study, which unfolds in seven chapters. Chapter 1 examines the relationship between the Eclogues and the Georgics, beginning with the sphragis of the didactic poem and considering other significant instances of self-allusion. It also addresses the textual boundaries between the two works and the presence of certain ‘figures of continuity’ (the nymph Arethusa, the rivers Mincius and Euphrates) that unify Virgil’s poetic space. Chapter 2 analyzes the characterization of Aeneas in Aeneid 1–6 in light of several allusions to the Georgics and the Eclogues, which assimilate him to Aristaeus, Orpheus, and some shepherds of the Eclogues. Chapter 3 focuses on Dido. It considers the story of Hero and Leander as a possible model for the relationship between Aeneas and Dido, compares Dido’s death with that of Daphnis in the fifth Eclogue, and examines the dialogue between the eighth Eclogue and Aeneid 4. Chapter 4 discusses the episode of Circe in Book 7 of the Aeneid. The sorceress is described in the same terms as an anonymous weaver in Book 1 of the Georgics; the resemblance between the two passages suggests deeper implications and allows for the hypothesis of an identification between the two figures. Chapter 5 examines the clash between Numanus Remulus and Ascanius in Book 9 of the Aeneid, in which the two opponents quote fragments from the Eclogues, the Georgics, and the Aeneid itself. The episode dramatizes tensions within Virgil’s oeuvre and can be read as a pastoral amoebaean contest transposed into epic, arbitrated by Jupiter and Apollo. Chapter 6 analyzes two extended sections of the Georgics (the bullfight in Book 3 and the description of the bees in Book 4), which are fragmented into several similes in the Aeneid, highlighting dynamics of rewriting and stylistic variation in the repeated verses. Chapter 7 is devoted to the cameo of Iopas in Book 1 of the Aeneid. In his cosmological song, Iopas alludes to all three of Virgil’s works, especially the Georgics; his figure may be seen as an idealized portrait of Virgil, and his song as a mise en abyme of Virgil’s oeuvre.
26-mag-2026
Settore L-FIL-LET/04 - Lingua e Letteratura Latina
Scienze dell'antichità
37
Virgilio; Eneide; Georgiche; Bucoliche; intertestualità; allusività
SCHIESARO, ALESSANDRO
ROSATI, PIERO
Scuola Normale Superiore
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