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Page 32
... characters in his drama , and that , in such a way as to put into that character's mouth words which are inconsistent with his position in the drama and which he could not possibly have uttered in his proper person . That fault Virgil ...
... characters in his drama , and that , in such a way as to put into that character's mouth words which are inconsistent with his position in the drama and which he could not possibly have uttered in his proper person . That fault Virgil ...
Page 61
... character and ideals as exemplified in that narrower field of human endeav- our , warfare . He explains , too , the tragedy of the past ten years of Roman history , allusions to which are plain enough to be seen by a moderately careful ...
... character and ideals as exemplified in that narrower field of human endeav- our , warfare . He explains , too , the tragedy of the past ten years of Roman history , allusions to which are plain enough to be seen by a moderately careful ...
Page 75
... characters , though possessing in every case some admirable traits , possess weaknesses which at once illustrate the superior strength of the hero's own composition and demon- strate his fitness to come out supreme . 75 In the allegory ...
... characters , though possessing in every case some admirable traits , possess weaknesses which at once illustrate the superior strength of the hero's own composition and demon- strate his fitness to come out supreme . 75 In the allegory ...
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Acestes Achates Actian games Actium Aeneas and Augustus Aeneid VIII Agrippa allegory allusion altar Anchises Ancyr Apollo Appian B.C. Ara Maxima aram auctor August 13 autem B.C. Augustus Baccho Bucolics Cacus Caesar fell ill Carmenta Catiline celebrated character clemency comet contemporary Curia Julia death deus Dido Dio Cass Dio Cassius Dio Cassius 51 divine Donatus emperor epic Evander's fact Forum Boarium Gardthausen Georgics gladiatorial haec Hercules hero ingens interpretation ipse Julius Caesar Juno Juppiter laurel Livia Ludi magno Mark Antony Mezentius mihi Mnestheus namque nouamus Octavian parallelism between Aeneas pater perhaps Pliny poem poet poet's portent Potitius procul quae maxima semper quam quod reader Roman Rome Salii says scene Scribonia senate Servius Sextus Pompeius shield Sicily story Suet Suetonius Suetonius Diu temple Trojan Troy Game Turnus u. s. Zeit uina Venus verse victory Virgil virtues