tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2745538876989378112.post8959405669417407354..comments2022-02-28T12:14:59.451-08:00Comments on L E G E N D U M: A Visit to the Underworld - Aeneid Book VI - Black Sabbath riffs andother mattersSaibanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13526852676971703119noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2745538876989378112.post-57684459462466676332013-08-24T15:17:19.702-07:002013-08-24T15:17:19.702-07:00I just got these posts up in the nick of time. Yes...I just got these posts up in the nick of time. Yes it is clear that Virgil's works are imbued with the twin pillars of Greek learning The Illiad and the Odyssey (amongst Lucan's lost works there is an 'Illiacos'). The Romans sort of knew at heart that they couldn't really completely replace Greek learning to which they were really completely indebted- and throughout Latin epic and Roman poetry in general its hard to find much that has no trace of Homeric or Hesiodic allusion. It was the literary lingua franca and basic tool kit I suppose - we have a little of this in some English author's predilictions for French or Shakespeare of Biblical quotations...for many learned men of the ancient pagan world..the Illiad and Odyssey were fonts of learning and wisdom to be constantly drawn upon and referred to as authorities in all sorts of contexts. Hope to see you tomorrow. I corrected an error in the post...Lucan was extant in the 60s not the 90s AD!Saibanchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526852676971703119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2745538876989378112.post-49786784316032889382013-08-24T10:58:28.156-07:002013-08-24T10:58:28.156-07:00Hi Stephen, thanks for this and the Georgics posts...Hi Stephen, thanks for this and the Georgics posts. By a coincidence I picked up a second hand copy of the Lucan today, and so will probably dip into that next. I haven't read all of the Aeneid yet, but am enjoying it, thought the second book on the sack of Troy was fairly amazing. In both the Aeneid and the Georgics there are reflections of the odyssey, not just in the theme of a visit to the underworld. Will try to bring these up tomorrow.<br />Cheers<br />DuncanOmnia mutanturhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398342216269820004noreply@blogger.com