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... epic poetry with those of Greek tragedy . I will assume1 that by an epic we mean a narrative poem , the course of which leads us to some result of at least national magnitude ; and that in a tragedy we shall look for Aristotle's ...
... epic poetry with those of Greek tragedy . I will assume1 that by an epic we mean a narrative poem , the course of which leads us to some result of at least national magnitude ; and that in a tragedy we shall look for Aristotle's ...
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... epic of Rome was in fact surrendered to Venus , and absorbed in the ocean of Romance . That the story of Dido should take wings and leave the epic temple was no doubt inevitable , and an unconscious criticism of Virgil's art . That ...
... epic of Rome was in fact surrendered to Venus , and absorbed in the ocean of Romance . That the story of Dido should take wings and leave the epic temple was no doubt inevitable , and an unconscious criticism of Virgil's art . That ...
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... epic subject . But still no hurry ; no fear of being late . Virgil never hurried . Besides , the preparations of an epic poet must be compre- hensive , for an epic poem is liker a long voyage than anything else . Once launched on that ...
... epic subject . But still no hurry ; no fear of being late . Virgil never hurried . Besides , the preparations of an epic poet must be compre- hensive , for an epic poem is liker a long voyage than anything else . Once launched on that ...
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VERGILS CREATIVE ART Annual Lecture on Aspects of Art | 17 |
VIRGIL IN ENGLISH POETRY Warton Lecture on English Poetry | 39 |
VIRGIL Annual Lecture on a Master Mind By J W Mackail | 55 |
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