Well ladies and gentlemen, this podcast within a podcast has finally come to an end: Jeff and Dave, at long last (denique, tandem, demum) have reached the final episode on the Aeneid. We start out by looking at how the end of the Iliad and the end of the Aeneid compare, verge off into some Shakespearean and Miltonian digressions, recite some beautiful Latin poetry, talk about Annie Lennox, and round it all off with a look at interpretive possibilities from a wide range of 20th century scholars. These include: Bowra, Elllingham, Brooks, Lewis, Parry, Putnam, and Commager. Who is correct in their interpretation of the Aeneid? When the ancients said that Vergil's twin purposes were to "rival Homer" and "praise Augustus all the way back to his ancestors", were they correct? Or is the man from Mantua up to something quite different and more subtle? Should we go with the revisionist interpretation – adopting Jeff's maxim "the Romans were wrong"– or side with the traditional school? Pull up your can of Campbell's Soup, make your way to your own Fortress of Solitude, and settle in for a rip-roaring interpretive ride.
Antipasto! Top 9 Reasons to Study Greek and Latin - Episode 35
“Take a Gander at this Dream I Had…” Homer’s Odyssey, Part 9 (Books 18-19) - Episode 34
Ad Navseam Episode 33: “Reunited and it Feels so Good”--Homer’s Odyssey, Part 9 (Books 15-17)
Ad Navseam Episode 32: Swined and Dined—Homer’s Odyssey, part 8 (Books 12-14)
Ad Navseam Episode 31: Mortal Republic, How Rome Fell into Tyranny - a Conversation with Dr. Ed Watts of UC San Diego
Ad Navseam Episode 30: More Pain in the Nekuia—Odysseus in the Underworld, Part 2 (Homer’s Odyssey, part 7)
Ad Navseam Episode 29: A Pain in the Nekuia—Odysseus in the Underworld, Part 1 (Book 11)
Ad Navseam Episode 28: The Well-Trained Mind: A Conversation with Susan Wise Bauer
Ad Navseam Episode 27: “HOLY MOLY!” — Homer’s Odyssey, part 5 (Book 10)
Ad Navseam Episode 26: “It’s all Fun and Games Till Someone Pokes an Eye Out” - Homer’s Odyssey, Part 4 (Book 9)
Ad Navseam Episode 25: Schmidt-en with the Classics
Ad Navseam Episode 24: "A Toast to the Host who can Boast the Most Roast” — Homer’s Odyssey, Part 3 (Books 5-8)
Ad Navseam Episode 23: Down on the Pharmaka—Homer’s Odyssey, Part 2
Ad Navseam Episode 22: When will Dad be Home? - Homer's Odyssey, Part 1
Ad Navseam Episode 21: Cowboy Up, Verg! Eclogue One and the Origins of Augustan Literature
Ad Navseam Episode 20: A Lion at the Gates - The Battle of Thermopylae, Part 2
Ad Navseam Episode 19: A Lion at the Gates - The Battle of Thermopylae, Part 1
Ad Navseam Episode 18: Cranks for the Memories – William Perkins, Alexander Dicson, and the Ars Memoriae
Ad Navseam Episode 17: “Honey, I’m Home!”—Alcestis, Part 2
Ad Navseam Episode 16: “Euripides? Eubuyides!”—Alcestis, Part 1
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