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Arts & Humanities > Classical Lit & Mythology Analysis of Virgil's Aeneid

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"The Temporal Transcendence of Virgil's Aeneid" From the dawn of the written word, there have been accounts of what it means to be a person in one's respective society. The classical epic works by Homer and Virgil created an image what it is to be a member of humanity which lasted down through the ages until today. Virgil, like all great poets draws on the great artists of the past, reinventing their images and themes. The test of great art is its ability to withstand time. The Aeneid speaks as loudly today as it ever has. Duty to family, country, and the gods, drives Aeneas as they do the...

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