Virgil, Volume 10Sheed & Ward, 1946 - 162 pages |
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Page 30
... Italy the nation in Hell , in Purgatory and in Heaven , is Dante's unremitted theme . On the other hand , Rome allows Virgil to dedi- cate his early years alone to the serene contemplation of Italian scenery . She claims his maturity ...
... Italy the nation in Hell , in Purgatory and in Heaven , is Dante's unremitted theme . On the other hand , Rome allows Virgil to dedi- cate his early years alone to the serene contemplation of Italian scenery . She claims his maturity ...
Page 66
... Italy . We ever feel the countryside to be part of the fatherland , the rus merging into the patria . These broad visions of Italian soil , and these suggestions of the farmer's soldierly quality bringing inevitably to mind the farmer ...
... Italy . We ever feel the countryside to be part of the fatherland , the rus merging into the patria . These broad visions of Italian soil , and these suggestions of the farmer's soldierly quality bringing inevitably to mind the farmer ...
Page 108
... Italian figure , confronting him with the last of the great warriors of Troy . Yet in Virgil's portrayal of Turnus also it is the romantic mood that predominates . Turnus is the representative of an Italy whose wild loveliness is very ...
... Italian figure , confronting him with the last of the great warriors of Troy . Yet in Virgil's portrayal of Turnus also it is the romantic mood that predominates . Turnus is the representative of an Italy whose wild loveliness is very ...
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