Derek Walcott's "Omeros" (published in 1990) makes a very interesting comparison with Virgil. Both are concerned with the problems of writing with/against the literary tradition (esp. Homer), both with the writing of history, and both have Empire as a central theme (though from interestingly different angles). Indeed, the relationship of politics and aesthetics in general is important to both.
Tim On Sun, 2 May 1999 21:09:03 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I was trying to make a modern day comparison with a writer/poet to > Virgil. I am having difficulty. ---------------------- TA Saunders, Department of Classics & Ancient History [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
