Statius’s Homage to Vergil

Beatrice's Praise and Virgil's Consolation, Two Appraisals

“…Or movi, e con la tua parola ornata e con ciò c'ha mestieri al suo campare, l'aiuta sì ch'i' ne sia consolata. (67)(68)(69) Beatrice presents her consolation as part of her commission to Virgil and thus part of her argument about why he should undertake the journey. As she explains four lines later, she will do something, in turn, for him-"di te mi loderò sovente a lui."…”