Questions tagged [aeneid]
Questions regarding Virgil's epic poem about Aeneas's journey from Troy to Italy. Use with the tags [virgil] and [latin-literature].
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How much of the original verse is lost in Fitzgerald's translation of The Aeneid?
I checked out The Aeneid from the library and read it today. I found it a bit easier to read than I'd expected (I guess I expected worse-than-Shakespearean language/turns of phrase) and then I ...
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What is the difference between the narration of the Fall of Troy in The Aeneid, The Iliad, and The Odyssey?
I have not fully read Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey and I'm only in the Book 3 of The Aeneid. All I know is that in the Iliad, there is the fighting of the Trojan War. In the Odyssey, there is a ...
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How does the theme of fate manifest in 'Njal's Saga', and how does it differ from the theme of fate in the Aeneid by Virgil?
How is fate/fatalism portrayed in Njal's Saga? And how does it play into the development of the plot?
What are some comparisons that can be drawn between fate in Njal's Saga and the Aeneid of Virgil....