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Page xxxiv
And there is no doubt that Virgil himself and almost all of his contemporaries regarded his reproductions of Homer much as we look upon Landor's echoes of Roman classics or Matthew Arnold's copies from Greek tragedy.5 The thoughts ...
And there is no doubt that Virgil himself and almost all of his contemporaries regarded his reproductions of Homer much as we look upon Landor's echoes of Roman classics or Matthew Arnold's copies from Greek tragedy.5 The thoughts ...
Page xl
No need is there for a Roman poet to tell his readers that Lavinia will do what every Roman daughter would do , obey her father and marry the man of his choice . Jupiter himself , moreover , a true deus ex machina , promises the union ...
No need is there for a Roman poet to tell his readers that Lavinia will do what every Roman daughter would do , obey her father and marry the man of his choice . Jupiter himself , moreover , a true deus ex machina , promises the union ...
Page 508
These are divided into chronological groups , ( a ) Alban kings , ( b ) Roman kings , ( c ) republican heroes ; but within these groups chronological order is neglected . Augustus occupies the cen- tral place , and appears after Romulus ...
These are divided into chronological groups , ( a ) Alban kings , ( b ) Roman kings , ( c ) republican heroes ; but within these groups chronological order is neglected . Augustus occupies the cen- tral place , and appears after Romulus ...
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ablative according accusative Aeneas Aeneid alliteration Anchises Apollo arma atque Augustus bring called carry circum clause close course dactyls dative death Dido effect emphatic explained expression fall father force give gods Greek haec hand heaven hero Homer honor idea implies inter ipse Italy itus Jupiter king land Lines literally manus means mihi nunc offer omnis pass passage pater poet poetical present quae quam quid quis reference rhythm Roman Rome sail sense shows sound spondaic story subst super temple terras thought tibi tion Troia Trojan Troy turn Venus verb verse Virgil wind
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| Title | Aeneid Books I-VI The students' series of Latin classics |
| Author | Virgil |
| Editors | Henry Rushton Fairclough, Seldon Lester Brown |
| Publisher | Sanborn, 1936 |
| Length | 655 pages |
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