A comprehensive study traces the medieval reception of Virgil, mapping how his reputation evolved, spread, and intertwined with European intellectual currents. The author analyzes both the learned literary tradition and the popular transmission that produced widespread legends, notably the image of Virgil as a magician, and explains their origins and interactions. The work situates medieval perceptions within earlier antecedents, divides the material chronologically and thematically, and includes selected primary texts of vernacular and learned legends alongside critical commentary on their causes and meanings.