I found this justification for reading Vergil in the original rather charming:
http://www.memoriapress.com/articles/08 ... latin.html
It sort of explained why I found myself identifying Nadal and Federer with those ancient show-offs Achilles and Hector ...
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Interesting, at first I was almost...affronted, that we would water down a classical hero like that. Then i shut up and read the actual article.
There is something, to borrow from Lucus, awesome about the connection one can make with literature.
For me, in many ways, Aeneas represents that character I ought to have but fail miserably in attaining.
There is something, to borrow from Lucus, awesome about the connection one can make with literature.
For me, in many ways, Aeneas represents that character I ought to have but fail miserably in attaining.
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Nice...I had not really considered the differences between "fate" in the Iliad and "fate" in the Aeneid. I get so caught up in trying to understand the Latin that it's easy to lose sight of the deeper meanings of the text. The guy makes a nice point. Now, if someone could get the KC Royals to read the Aeneid, maybe we'd wind up in the World Series again!
Great essay!
Great essay!
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