The Aenied is basically Virgil writing Homer fan fiction.
Weird.
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The Aenied is basically Virgil writing Homer fan fiction.
Weird.
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Comments (5)
lol, its so true.
I like to think of The Aeneid as being like a good version of "The Kingdom" (the "Kingdom Come" followup). It just has constant nods back to Homer. Its cool.
Posted by Bard | February 21, 2006 5:32 PM
Posted on February 21, 2006 17:32
Try reading it in Latin...
Posted by Jason | February 23, 2006 12:59 AM
Posted on February 23, 2006 00:59
Tee hee.
Ah, Latin. :)
Posted by Dawn | February 23, 2006 5:59 PM
Posted on February 23, 2006 17:59
Well, since the emperor at the time (Octavius?)commisioned him to write it as a means of providing a divine link for his line, is this the first self-insertion?
Posted by daHob | March 1, 2006 1:02 PM
Posted on March 1, 2006 13:02
Ooh! Aeneas as a (pseudo-)Mary Sue! Never occurred to me. Good call!
Posted by Jason | March 1, 2006 11:38 PM
Posted on March 1, 2006 23:38