In a message dated 11/17/99 10:30:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< I am just about to begin Book II of the Aeneid with my seniors and I am never comfortable with Aeneas describing the death of Polites and Priam, at the hands of Pyrrhus: what is his (Aeneas') vantage point supposed to be during these murders, i.e. how can he see everything yet be powerless to intervene? I would appreciate any input on this issue. Denise D-Henry, Watterson HS >> Some older versions of the Aeneas myth depict him as a traitor. Could the fact that Aeneas seems to have seen the entire incident without intervening be Vergil's subtle reference to such versions? A.F. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
