I forgot to add that, mandelbaum's Aeneid struck me so vividly 20 yrs.
ago, that I re-read it again before I read his California Dante.
Currently, I can't get enough of his Odyssey of Homer. Don't know if
he has an Iliad, but hope one is planned. Fitzgerald hasn't done
anything for me, nor as I
In a message dated 98-06-16 22:08:02 EDT, you write:
Received the Statius lines from the Thebaid, Book 2, did anyone
furnish Jane with an english translation?
luv, bodywhomp98
I can translate it. I just didn't know where it came from.
Thanks,
Jane
Is it a good read (in any language)?
Used to be? Apparently you've never studied or taught in the Southeastern
United States. lol
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Scott Pierce wrote:
I loved receiving Statius, in Latin no
less! When I tried to special order the Thebaid from a bookstore a
yr. or so ago, I got a WHO? And it's Statius, not STASHIUS.
Dear Scott,
I know of
Did Virgil's notion of an Underworld that contained a Hell-like section
originate with him, or was it already an accepted or current notion in
Roman society?
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Thank you, Peter Bryant for the excellent advice and the citations.
Although I do already own the Loeb edition of Statius, I enjoyed your
insight and recommendations. Will rush out and pick up Melville's
splendid translation. Enjoyed your including excerpts of each work.
Yours etc.,
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Is it a good read (in any language)?
The Thebaid is a great read. But, like everything else, it suffers in
translation, although Melville's is good (there's a review of it in
BMCR). The main problem
