As regards the teaching of the Aeneid, here are a few (if basic) suggestions that can involve the students.
1. Illustrations. Oxford's Guide to Mythology in the Arts 1400 - present is a comprehensive, if intimidating, place to start for renderings of Vergilian topics in art (cf. Aeneas, Dido, etc.). The Vergil home page contains the illuminations from a sixth (?) c. MS of the Aeneid. Students can present to the class on the differences between the illustration and the text, where the artist has adhered to Vergil's text, where he has departed, why, etc. It's also a good way to implement different strands of the same story. I can provide more detailed web info if you like. 2. Connections. In the Standards for Classical Language Learning is detailed a project comparing the Vergil and Dido relationship to the play Ms. Saigon (a foreignor, forbidden love, suicide, etc.). And I am now beginning to investigate and similarities to Aeneas to be found in the Antarctic expedition of Ernest Shackleton. In the most recent issue of National Geographic, an article appears about Shackleton which points out that he, when things were looking their worst, encouraged his men while hiding his own doubts and concerns. Similar connections can be found in movies, songs, etc. But again, students can do comparative studies for different episodes. Hope this helps. I would love to see this strand continue. Ed ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To leave the Mantovano mailing list at any time, do NOT hit reply. Instead, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message "unsubscribe mantovano" in the body (omitting the quotation marks). You can also unsubscribe at http://virgil.org/mantovano/mantovano.htm#unsub
