Virgil: The Aeneid

Achilles action Aeneas Aeneid already ambiguity Anchises ancient appears attempt Augustan Augustus becomes beginning Caesar called character clear clearly compared complex correspondences course criticism death described Dido discussion divine epic example expression fact father feel final focalisation give gods Greek Hector Hercules hero Homeric human idea Iliad important interpretation Italy language later Latin less look meaning mentioned mind narrative nature Odysseus once original parallel particular passage past perhaps poem poet poetic poetry political present problem question reader reading reason reference represent role Roman Rome says scene seems seen sense serpent Servius significance simile speak speech story suffering suggest tells tion tradition Trojans Troy Turnus Virgil whole