Volume 1 — FOOTNOTES CHAPTER 11
Pauline D. Townsend translation
1 (return) [ Metastasio cites Justinian (XI., 10) and Curtius (IV., 3), who relate that Alexander set on the throne of Sidon a distant descendant of the royal house, Abdalonymus, who was living in poverty as a gardener, but who was worthy of the honour by reason of his beautiful form and noble mind.]
2 (return) [ The care with which Metastasio avoids this discordant name (un nome ipocondriaco) is characteristic. (Cf. Opp. post., II., pp. 12, 35.)]
3 (return) [ Metastasio, Opp. post., II., p. 34.]
4 (return) [ Cf. Grimm, Corresp. litt., VI., p. 17.]
5 (return) [ Metastasio, Opp. post., II., p. 33.]
6 (return) [ Metastasio, p. 31.]
7 (return) [ Metastasio, p. 34, cf. p. 4.]
8 (return) [ Metastasio, p. 30.]
9 (return) [ By Sarti, 1752; Jomelli, 1755; Hasse, Gluck (Metastasio, lett. V., p. 35), 1756; Guglielmi, 1767.]
10 (return) [ Metastasio himself counselled Farinelli to make this alteration. (Opp. post., II., p. 31.)]