A Modern Virgilian: A Memorial Lecture to Monsignor Ronald Knox Delivered to the Virgil SocietyVirgil Society, 1959 - 16 pages |
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... natural that he should turn , in his second lecture , to Virgil's religious outlook . And this brought him , as we are all brought before long , to the hoary old problem of pietas . He had no difficulty in proving that it did not mean ...
... natural that he should turn , in his second lecture , to Virgil's religious outlook . And this brought him , as we are all brought before long , to the hoary old problem of pietas . He had no difficulty in proving that it did not mean ...
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... natural to conclude that they are then sent to Tartarus or Elysium according to their deserts . But Virgil does not tell us so . Knox replied by translating the words Nec vero hae sine sorte datae as meaning ' This sphere is not ...
... natural to conclude that they are then sent to Tartarus or Elysium according to their deserts . But Virgil does not tell us so . Knox replied by translating the words Nec vero hae sine sorte datae as meaning ' This sphere is not ...
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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