A Modern Virgilian: A Memorial Lecture to Monsignor Ronald Knox Delivered to the Virgil SocietyVirgil Society, 1959 - 16 pages |
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... further to explain what is sometimes written off as inexplicable - the heartless behaviour of Aeneas in Book Four . ' Aeneas ' , said Knox , ' is not made to desert Dido simply because Virgil has got his hero into a hole and doesn't ...
... further to explain what is sometimes written off as inexplicable - the heartless behaviour of Aeneas in Book Four . ' Aeneas ' , said Knox , ' is not made to desert Dido simply because Virgil has got his hero into a hole and doesn't ...
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... further side of Acheron is Limbo , reserved for infants and for those whom false judgment had condemned to a premature death . Why these ? Surely because their death was unmerited and the normal time for probation and repentance had not ...
... further side of Acheron is Limbo , reserved for infants and for those whom false judgment had condemned to a premature death . Why these ? Surely because their death was unmerited and the normal time for probation and repentance had not ...
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... Further lectures were devoted to Virgil's art and treatment of his story , his appreciation of scenery , his use of his sources , his views about the composition of Book Three , and the characteristics of his style and versification ...
... Further lectures were devoted to Virgil's art and treatment of his story , his appreciation of scenery , his use of his sources , his views about the composition of Book Three , and the characteristics of his style and versification ...
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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