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Just finished this and it was kino

>> No.16890612

>>16890099
Read Death of Virgil by Broch

>> No.16890618

>>16890099
Now read the Dryden translation.

>> No.16890630

>>16890618
Based

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>>16890099
>sunlight shines out of Augustus' anus

>> No.16890767

>>16890612
How historically accurate is the novel? Asking, because I'm not familiar with Virgil's life

>> No.16890776

>>16890767
Its about as historical accurate as the Iliad. The parts that detail actual history, such any scene with Augustus, are highly praising, as Augustus was Virgil's patron.

>> No.16890782

>and it was kino
wow, that's the level of criticism and intellectual critique I expect from the white trash of /lit/

>> No.16890792

>>16890782
I'm Vietnamese

>> No.16890798

>>16890782
How new are you, chap?

>> No.16890826

>Entire thing is propaganda to create the Roman mythos
>Virgil slipped in a cheeky fuck you to Augustus
>Ovid is the one placed into exile

>> No.16890838

>>16890826
>Virgil slipped in a cheeky fuck you to Augustus
Do tell

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Why do Irish people love Virgil so much?

>> No.16890859

>>16890838
This does it better than I
https://www.auessays.com/essays/history/how-the-aeneid-portrays-caeser-augustus-history-essay.php

tltr: Virgil does not view Augustus as a wise man or great hero. By sending Aeneas in the Gate of Ivory Virgil claiming that Augustus is using his power in a manner that is virtually filled with false dreams, and that he convincing citizens and senators to follow him by giving them false hope.

>> No.16890864

>>16890859
Interesting, when I studied it I didnt find anyone that thought the portrayal of Augustus was anything less than propaganda

>> No.16890890

>>16890864
I personally missed it but could definitely notice the propaganda.

>> No.16890899

>>16890838
too add to this >>16890859
Augustus, being a so called descendant of Aeneas, who had his mommy (Aphrodite) help him against the stronger warrior Turnus, would've been killed without celestial aid.
>>16890864
That's expected from professors who are possessed by ideology.

>> No.16891112

>>16890099
So is Fitzgerald the /lit/ translation of choice or is Fagles still the /lit/test?