Eneide. Libro 2º

Much better than book one, plot was amazing, story telling was beautiful and the emotion that we see from Aeneas is refreshing. Roman Lit isn't afraid to expand upon men acting emotional, as they are HUMANS, and I really like that. Do I like roman lit more than greek lit? no. but was this a great bo Leggi tutto

Aeneid II This story made me feel as if a great deal of his story had been enhanced for the listener’s ear. As he told it to Queen Dido and others. After all he is the last one standing. I can see why the Romans did not keep his request to burn this poetry especially that of the story of Aeneid II. Leggi tutto

This has got to be one of my favourite books of the entire Aeneid. (Sorry Dido…) Virgil pours so much intensity into Aeneas' suffering during Troy's fall and the crumbling of his entire value structure and identity. The death of Priam had me shuddering… and at that of Laocoön we are treated to one o Leggi tutto

I enjoyed reading the Book II of Virgil’s Aeneid text. First of all the book is written in a clear and understandable format. Which makes it easier to read and grasp its content. The author tries to give an account of the rise and fall of the Troy Empire. In this book, Virgil explains how the Greeks Leggi tutto

El libro II de la Eneida es, sin duda, el más intenso, humano y estrujante de toda la obra. Alternando entre la poesía épica en primera y tercera persona, describe la caída de Troya que supuso el fin de la guerra contada (al menos la parte enmarcada por la cólera de Aquiles y la muerte de Héctor) po Leggi tutto

After teaching the ap syllabus for several years and now rereading book 2 in full it is striking how the omission of Sinon makes the Trojans seem pretty gormless. The notes in the commentary are pretty good but I think most of the content of this book is pretty well know and it is harder to get lost Leggi tutto

“wipe away the tears you are shedding for the Cruesa whom you loved… do not fail your love for our son” brb sobbing