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Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1999 14:07:32 -0600 (CST)
From: BBsuperstar [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I do not see the reason for Virgil including the images of the
shield in his work. I don't think this flows well with the rest of the
poem and It seems to
Rich- I think the shield is one of the great mysteries in the Aeneid, but it
is an integral part of the plot. Aeneas is about to begin fighting seriously
to get his foothold in Italy- the images, like the characters in the
underworld in 6, represent his (Aeneas') and Rome's destiny.
Your
