This article identifies and defends a previously unobserved dedicatory acronym to Maecenas in the second half of Ecl. 6.69 (MAEC- in reverse: Calamos, En Accipe, Musae) and contextualizes the specific linguistic choices and central themes of that acronym within a broader network of Vergilian word games. I argue that the dedicatory acronym in Ecl. 6.69 shares linguistic and thematic features with numerous previously identified Vergilian word games, and that from this network of wordplay emerges a common discourse on poetic lineage, genre, and patronage. An awareness of this network of wordplay in Vergil's corpus provides a starting point for a more comprehensive and nuanced interpretation both of individual Vergilian word games and of Vergilian wordplay as a general phenomenon. On a literary level, the conclusions I draw from the MAEC- acronym and the relationship between wordplay and various thematic issues inform a clearer picture of generic shifts and expectations in Eclogue 6, the Eclogues in general, and Vergil's corpus more broadly, and contribute to an understanding of the subtle ways in which Vergil negotiates issues of patronage in his first collection.

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赞助、诗歌谱系和文字游戏：维吉尔第六牧歌中新的奉献首字母缩略词

本文识别并捍卫了一个以前未被观察到的 Maecenas 在下半年的专用首字母缩略词电子表格. 6.69 (MAEC- 相反：C阿拉莫斯，乙n一种西比，米美国) 并将该首字母缩略词的特定语言选择和中心主题置于更广泛的 Vergilian 文字游戏网络中。我认为专用首字母缩略词在Ecl。6.69 与许多先前确定的 Vergilian 文字游戏共享语言和主题特征，并且从这个文字游戏网络中出现了关于诗歌谱系、流派和赞助的共同话语。对 Vergil 语料库中这种文字游戏网络的认识为更全面和细致地解释单个 Vergilian 文字游戏和 Vergilian 文字游戏作为普遍现象提供了一个起点。在文学层面上，我从MAEC- 首字母缩略词以及文字游戏与各种主题问题之间的关系更清楚地说明了一般变化和期望牧歌6、牧歌总体而言，以及更广泛的 Vergil 语料库，并有助于理解 Vergil 在他的第一个系列中谈判赞助问题的微妙方式。