Dear Virgilians,
I hope this inquiry isn't too tangential for this list... I am
looking at how the Troy story was invoked in later medieval Irish
adaptations of Virgil and Dares, and recently came across an
assertion that puzzles me. Stanford, in his _Ireland and the
Classical Tradition_,
arts .' ( P.W.Joyce 'Old Celtic
Romances' )
Philip
Subject: VIRGIL: Re: Greek origins of the Irish?
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 12:30:49 GMT0BST
Dear Virgilians,
I hope this inquiry isn't too tangential for this list... I am
looking at how the Troy story was invoked in later medieval Irish
adaptations
in PMLA 111 (1996)
222-39.
A little off the point, I'm afraid, but hopefully of interest.
Regards
Bob
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Subject: VIRGIL: Re: Greek origins of the Irish?
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 12:30:49 GMT0BST
Dear Virgilians,
I
understood the Celtic
language(s) spoken there and been familiar with some of the
traditional pan-Celtic stories. I would be most interested to know
what current thinking is on this Celtic dimension of Virgil.
Patrick Roper
Subject: VIRGIL: Re: Greek origins of the Irish?
Dear Virgilians,
I hope