Virgil the Grammarian

This is a detailed critique of two closely-linked theories on the origins and linguistic background of Virgilius the Grammarian. Bischoff, in a recent essay, expands on his earlier idea that Virgil was of Jewish origin, came from Spain or Septimania, and sojourned in Ireland. He argued that Virgil grew up in Hebrew and was acquainted with cabalistic techniques. Moreover, the influences of Vulgar Latin in his work point to a Continental rather than Irish origin. In developing this last point, Bischoff builds on arguments advanced by Bengt Löfstedt in a series of papers written in the early 1980s.

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