Vol. 12 No. 1 (1986): XII - 1986, fascicolo 1
Articoli

Verg., <em>Aen.</em> 1.462 <em>sunt lacrimae rerum</em>

Published 2016-09-19

Keywords

  • Vergil,
  • Latin semantics

Abstract

This much disputed Vergilian phrase does not imply cosmic pessimism: rerum just means ‘common’, ‘general’, according to a well known Latin usage.