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Maffeo Vegio ( la, Maphaeus Vegius) (1407–1458) was an Italian poet who wrote in Latin; he is regarded by many as the finest Latin poet of the fifteenth century.
Born near Lodi, he studied at the University of Pavia, and went on to write some fifty works of both prose and poetry.
His greatest reputation came as the writer of brief epics, the most famous of which was his continuation of Virgil's '' Aeneid'', known variously as the ''Supplementum'' (Supplement) or ''Aeneidos Liber XIII'' (Book 13 of the ''Aeneid''). Completed in 1428, this 600-line poem starts immediately after the end of Virgil's epic, and describes Aeneas's marriage to Lavinia and his eventual deification. Its combination of classical learning and piety made it very popular in its day; it was often included in editions of the ''Aeneid'' in the fifteenth and sixteenth-centuries. An electronic text can be found at th
Latin Library
Vegio also wrote an epic '' Astyanax'' (1430), on the death of the son of Hector, prince of Troy, and a four-book epic ''Vellus Aureum'' (the Golden Fleece) (1431). During 1436–37 he completed his epic on the life of the
(partial list)
;Poems
* ''Poemata et epigrammata'', 1422
* ''Rusticalia''
* ''De morte Astyanactis'', 1430
* ''Velleris aurei libri quattuor'', 1431
;Religious texts
* ''Antoniados sive de vita et laudibus sancti Antonii'', 1436–1437
* ''De perseverantia religionis''
* ''De quattuor hominis novissimis, morte, judicio, inferno et paradiso meditationes''
* ''Vita sancti Bernardi Senensis''
* ''Sanctae Monicae translationis ordo. Item de sanctae Monicae vita et ejus officium proprium''
;Works about ethics
* ''Disceptatio inter solem, terram, et aurum''.
* ''Dialogus Veritatis et Philalethis''.
* ''Palinurus sive de felicitate et miseria'', 1445.
;Historical works
* ''De rebus antiquis memorabilibus Basilicae sancti Petri Romae'', 1455–1457.Charles L. Stinger, ''The Renaissance in Rome'', Indiana University Press, 1985, pp. 179–183.
;Works about law
*
Maffeo Vegio
Catholic Encyclopedia
Philalethes
From th
Rare Book and Special Collections Division
at the Library of Congress
(SPC) MSS BH 100 COCH Volume of works by Nicole Oresme, Maffeo Vegio, and Jordanus von Osnabrück at OPenn
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vegio, Maffeo 1407 births 1458 deaths People from the Province of Lodi Italian Renaissance humanists Italian poets Italian male poets 15th-century Latin writers University of Pavia alumni Italian Roman Catholics
Born near Lodi, he studied at the University of Pavia, and went on to write some fifty works of both prose and poetry.
His greatest reputation came as the writer of brief epics, the most famous of which was his continuation of Virgil's '' Aeneid'', known variously as the ''Supplementum'' (Supplement) or ''Aeneidos Liber XIII'' (Book 13 of the ''Aeneid''). Completed in 1428, this 600-line poem starts immediately after the end of Virgil's epic, and describes Aeneas's marriage to Lavinia and his eventual deification. Its combination of classical learning and piety made it very popular in its day; it was often included in editions of the ''Aeneid'' in the fifteenth and sixteenth-centuries. An electronic text can be found at thLatin Library
Vegio also wrote an epic '' Astyanax'' (1430), on the death of the son of Hector, prince of Troy, and a four-book epic ''Vellus Aureum'' (the Golden Fleece) (1431). During 1436–37 he completed his epic on the life of the
Christian
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
Saint Anthony, the ''Antoniad''. Michael C. J. Putnam
Michael Courtney Jenkins Putnam (born September 20, 1933) is an American classicist specializing in Latin literature, but has also studied literature written in many other languages. Putnam has been particularly influential in his publications con ...
edited and translated Vegio's ''Short Epics'' for the I Tatti Renaissance Library
The I Tatti Renaissance Library is a book series published by the Harvard University Press, which aims to present important works of Italian Renaissance Latin Literature to a modern audience by printing the original Latin text on each left-hand lea ...
(Harvard University Press).
Vegio flattered his way into the papal court, and was made canon of St. Peter's Basilica in 1443; it was an office he held until his death in 1458.
Some of Vegio's poems were later set as motets by renaissance composers – an example being ''Huc me sidereo'', set by Josquin
Josquin Lebloitte dit des Prez ( – 27 August 1521) was a composer of High Renaissance music, who is variously described as French or Franco-Flemish. Considered one of the greatest composers of the Renaissance, he was a central figure of the ...
, Jacobus Vaet, Orlando Di Lasso and the first motet of Adrian Willaert's 1559 ''Musica Nova'' collection.
Works
(partial list)
;Poems
* ''Poemata et epigrammata'', 1422
* ''Rusticalia''
* ''De morte Astyanactis'', 1430
* ''Velleris aurei libri quattuor'', 1431
;Religious texts
* ''Antoniados sive de vita et laudibus sancti Antonii'', 1436–1437
* ''De perseverantia religionis''
* ''De quattuor hominis novissimis, morte, judicio, inferno et paradiso meditationes''
* ''Vita sancti Bernardi Senensis''
* ''Sanctae Monicae translationis ordo. Item de sanctae Monicae vita et ejus officium proprium''
;Works about ethics
* ''Disceptatio inter solem, terram, et aurum''.
* ''Dialogus Veritatis et Philalethis''.
* ''Palinurus sive de felicitate et miseria'', 1445.
;Historical works
* ''De rebus antiquis memorabilibus Basilicae sancti Petri Romae'', 1455–1457.Charles L. Stinger, ''The Renaissance in Rome'', Indiana University Press, 1985, pp. 179–183.
;Works about law
*
References
External links
Maffeo Vegio
Catholic Encyclopedia
Philalethes
From th
Rare Book and Special Collections Division
at the Library of Congress
(SPC) MSS BH 100 COCH Volume of works by Nicole Oresme, Maffeo Vegio, and Jordanus von Osnabrück at OPenn
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vegio, Maffeo 1407 births 1458 deaths People from the Province of Lodi Italian Renaissance humanists Italian poets Italian male poets 15th-century Latin writers University of Pavia alumni Italian Roman Catholics