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... Odysseus run close and behind He beat up the dust with his feet before it had settled 765 And on Ajax ' head the noble Odysseus was breathing , Ever swift running . And for him all the Achaeans did shout As he strove for the victory and ...
... Odysseus run close and behind He beat up the dust with his feet before it had settled 765 And on Ajax ' head the noble Odysseus was breathing , Ever swift running . And for him all the Achaeans did shout As he strove for the victory and ...
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... Odysseus . The simile ( 760–3 ) breaks the narrative but Odysseus is the grammatical subject of 765 though our attention is equally divided between him and Ajax . In 765 Ajax is referred to only by the pronoun of while Odysseus is ...
... Odysseus . The simile ( 760–3 ) breaks the narrative but Odysseus is the grammatical subject of 765 though our attention is equally divided between him and Ajax . In 765 Ajax is referred to only by the pronoun of while Odysseus is ...
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... Odysseus and Aeneas . Aeneas , of course , had already lost his home but , at least , under Anchises ' guidance and paternal initiative , he had begun the quest of another . Now he was truly left to himself , left alone to confront the ...
... Odysseus and Aeneas . Aeneas , of course , had already lost his home but , at least , under Anchises ' guidance and paternal initiative , he had begun the quest of another . Now he was truly left to himself , left alone to confront the ...
Contents
The Mystery of the Aeneid I | 1 |
From Homer to Virgil The Obsolescence of Epic | 5 |
The Subjective Style | 41 |
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