Questions tagged [virgil]
Questions about the works of the Roman poet Virgil (70 BC - 19 BC), or his life as a writer. Questions about his works should be tagged with [latin-literature].
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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....
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When did Yeats enter into "Virgil's territory"?
In the definition of "divagate," several dictionaries, like this one, give the following example sentence:
Yeats divagated into Virgil's territory only once.
What instance of Yeats' writing does ...
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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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Who first referred to Odysseus as Ulysses?
When I was in high school, Homer's Iliad, Homer's Odyssey, and Virgil's Aeneid were taught as a trilogy of sorts.
Was Virgil the first Roman to refer to Odysseus as 'Ulysses' or was there another (...
