Brutal and beautiful. What an epic poem Virgil crafted. I can see why Dante, in a later era, essentially worshipped this poem and its poet and used much of it in his own epic masterpiece of poetry.
I found much of Homer in this poem too, in the journey and divine hardships endured by the hero Aeneas. It reminded me heavily of Odysseus’ quest to return to Ithaca from fallen Troy. Aeneas’ quest was a similar one, beginning in the concluding fires of the same battle, and both were forced to endure the spiteful wrath of deities, but Virgil’s Aeneas and Homer’s Odysseus were on opposite sides in the Fall of Troy.
I could write about Virgil’s “The Aeneid” for some time I think, so I’ll end the review here. This work was an inspiration, vividly descriptive, horrifyingly savage and violent, mythic and epic. It’ll stay with my always, much like the poetry of Dante and Homer.
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Brutal and beautiful. What an epic poem Virgil crafted. I can see why Dante, in a later era, essentially worshipped this poem and its poet and used much of it in his own epic masterpiece of poetry. I found much of Homer in this poem too, in the journey and divine hardships endured by the hero Aeneas. It reminded me heavily of Odysseus’ quest to return to Ithaca from fallen Troy. Aeneas’ quest was a similar one, beginning in the concluding fires of the same battle, and both were forced to endure the spiteful wrath of deities, but Virgil’s Aeneas and Homer’s Odysseus were on opposite sides in the Fall of Troy. I could write about Virgil’s “The Aeneid” for some time I think, so I’ll end the review here. This work was an inspiration, vividly descriptive, horrifyingly savage and violent, mythic and epic. It’ll stay with my always, much like the poetry of Dante and Homer.
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Brutal and beautiful. What an epic poem Virgil crafted. I can see why Dante, in a later era, essentially worshipped this poem and its poet and used much of it in his own epic masterpiece of poetry.
I found much of Homer in this poem too, in the journey and divine hardships endured by the hero Aeneas. It reminded me heavily of Odysseus’ quest to return to Ithaca from fallen Troy. Aeneas’ quest was a similar one, beginning in the concluding fires of the same battle, and both were forced to endure the spiteful wrath of deities, but Virgil’s Aeneas and Homer’s Odysseus were on opposite sides in the Fall of Troy.
I could write about Virgil’s “The Aeneid” for some time I think, so I’ll end the review here. This work was an inspiration, vividly descriptive, horrifyingly savage and violent, mythic and epic. It’ll stay with my always, much like the poetry of Dante and Homer.
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