tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403453102800867767.post2453250268308686993..comments2013-07-27T08:35:14.238-06:00Comments on Melospiza: Farewell, AeneasMelospizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02967972017593146047noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403453102800867767.post-19554176242901116372012-04-01T16:53:52.481-06:002012-04-01T16:53:52.481-06:00The Aeneid is poetry, the O and I are stories; the...The Aeneid is poetry, the O and I are stories; the beauty of the Aeneid is Virgil’s language, the power of O and I is the whole panoply of story-telling elements marshaled up by someone(s) named for convenience “Homer” . . . and “H” didn’t have to write a national epic either. Those stories translate pretty well but Virgil’s poetry is probably better in the original, no matter how good the translation.Grampshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13045421405059008230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403453102800867767.post-47048311351963416172012-04-01T09:27:57.888-06:002012-04-01T09:27:57.888-06:00The Ancients teacher at Mars Hill, where I used to...The Ancients teacher at Mars Hill, where I used to teach, agreed with you that the Aeneid is kind of boring. He didn't love the Odyssey, either, but he was a big Illiad fan.Alien in CHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741386832406637437noreply@blogger.com