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I read a verse translation of the Aenead decades ago, and I remember best the fall of Troy, as Aeneas carried his father out of the burning city. Knowing little
by chasil 5y ago
I read a verse translation of the Aenead decades ago, and I remember best the fall of Troy, as Aeneas carried his father out of the burning city. Knowing little of Homer before I began reading, at last I had found the fate of Troy.
Memorable also was "Turnus fleeing to the unconsenting shades below," the abrupt end of the Aenead.
Perhaps, some day, I might read it again.
- gumby 5y agoAll I really remember from high school was that it was more exciting than Julius Caesar but less fun than, say, Plautus, much of which I do remember, rather surprisingly. I suspect with the addition of 40 years that Virgil would resonate more now than the others. The other text that has remained vivid over the years is Plutarch; the painful homework of translation is thankfully forgotten.
- gpderetta 5y agoTimeo danaos et dona ferentes