I seem to remember that this is one of the things discussed in the great Knauer tome.
Yours, yn > Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 15:04:21 -0500 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: Donka Markus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: VIRGIL: Re: the death of young warriors > Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > This is a change of subject. I wonder about the killing of young warriors > by older and experienced ones. This seems to have been the most difficult > case to assess on the scale of heroism. Pallas, Lausus, and then > Turnus...The death of the young warrior seems to have been a point of > interest to Romans (after all, in the Iliad, Patroclos is the older guy, > although on the surface his death leads to Hector's death as the death of > Pallas leads to Turnus' death). > Could someone on this list help me locate what has been written about the > death of young warriors as a motif in Roman literature? Thanks. D.Markus. > > > >The discussion of the oak tree simile has been very thought provoking. At > >times I have wondered if I always look to the lofty only, sacrificing > >attention to the simple or for lack of a better expression the more human. > >Along with all the other ideas about the oak simile might we consider the > >strength and guidance Aeneas has always gotten from Anchises, who of course > >resides in the underworld at this point of the story, and remember as well > >Augustus' hope to restore"the custom of our ancestors" to include familial > >piety as well as piety to one's patria.Please pardon the cliche but Aeneas > >is well grounded - due to and for all the right reasons. > > > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- > >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 > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > Yvan Nadeau [EMAIL PROTECTED] 0131-650-3575 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
