Wisdom, Authority and Grammar in the Seventh Century: Decoding Virgilius Maro Grammaticus

This new interpretation of the baffling Latin grammars of the seventh-century writer Virgilius Maro Grammaticus sets aside conventional readings which see them as flawed or parodic. Vivien Law>'s analysis moves through the broader context of patristic biblical exegesis and early medieval wisdom literature to the tantalizingly ill-documented reaches of heterodox initiatory practices. She situates Virgilius in his intellectual context, and opens important new perspectives for our understanding of medieval literary culture.