Virgil's biographical tradition is thought to depend on a lost biography by Varius, Virgil's editor, which was incorporated into the biography by Suetonius and the commentaries of Servius and Donatus, the two great commentators on Virgil's poetry. Although the commentaries no doubt record much factual information about Virgil, some of their evidence can be shown to rely on inferences made from his poetry and allegorizing; thus, Virgil's biographical tradition remains problematic. COUNT 4
QSN1 Who was Virgil's editor? ANS1 Varius QSN2 Whose two commentaries were incorporated into Virgil's biography by Suetonius? ANS2 Servius and Donatus QSN3 What do the comentaries rely on for some of their information about Virgil? ANS3 inferences made from his poetry and allegorizing QSN4 Is Virgil's biographical tradition easily researched or is it problematic? ANS4 problematic