A Modern Virgilian: A Memorial Lecture to Monsignor Ronald Knox Delivered to the Virgil SocietyVirgil Society, 1959 - 16 pages |
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... Troy was burnt or remained standing . " The moral of the Iliad ' , said Knox , ' is that all this waste of life can happen for the sake of a single , paltry woman . In the Aeneid the moral is just the opposite , that such tremendous ...
... Troy was burnt or remained standing . " The moral of the Iliad ' , said Knox , ' is that all this waste of life can happen for the sake of a single , paltry woman . In the Aeneid the moral is just the opposite , that such tremendous ...
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Aeneas goes Aeneid amplum mittimur Elysium Anchises Ascanius Augustan peace Augustus Bede bello clari Book Caesar Christian humanist civilisation Cleopatra community of contemplative Conington Deiphobus delivered by Ronald desert Dido simply divine doctrine of Purgatory Elysium et pauci Euryalus exinde per amplum fata Fate founded his line fuge fuit hae sine sorte Heaven Hegel Hell Homer Iliad Iulus Juppiter knew Knox replied laeta arva tenemus Lausus LECTURE to Monsignor lectures on Virgil Libyae Limbo Marcellus meaning of pietas Memorial Lecture Mezentius Minos MODERN VIRGILIAN mortal mortal sin Nec vero hae Newman Nisus optimistic poem Palinurus patriam pauci laeta arva peaceful epic Penates pius Plato poet Priam Purgatory quid re-incarnation reached Elysium reminded ROBERT SPEAIGHT Rome Ronald Knox delivered Rutilians says Knox sine sorte datae souls spes surgentis Iuli surely sympathy Tartarus tell things Troy Turnus understand Virgil vero hae sine Virgil delivered Virgil Society Virgil's eschatology