Wednesday, September 30, 2015
From Sam
I've been reading David Slavitt's translation of Ausonius' Commemorations, which I found deeply moving, and it made me realize one of the things I'm slightly ambivalent about in Rutilius--his name-checking. Whereas Ausonius communicates genuine gratitude and warmth for his teachers, even in today's description of his father Rutilius seemed a little too obsessed with offices and titles. I did, however, like the part where he noted that Tuscany was his father's favorite post. There was also some lovely imagery, which I feel is Rutilius' greatest strength, particularly the description of the walls at the "end" of book two.
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This is an interesting comparison. There is a forthcoming Arethusa article that argues that Ausonius commemorates himself in his Commemorations-- I'll see if I can get permission to pre-post it on the blog before the issue comes out.
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