VIRGIL: Re: Greek origins of the Irish?

2001-06-21 Thread Sylvia Federico
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_,

Re: VIRGIL: Re: Greek origins of the Irish?

2001-06-21 Thread Philip Marcus
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

Re: VIRGIL: Re: Greek origins of the Irish?

2001-06-21 Thread Bob Cowan
in PMLA 111 (1996) 222-39. A little off the point, I'm afraid, but hopefully of interest. Regards Bob From: Sylvia Federico [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: VIRGIL: Re: Greek origins of the Irish? Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 12:30:49 GMT0BST Dear Virgilians, I

RE: VIRGIL: Re: Greek origins of the Irish?

2001-06-21 Thread Patrick Roper
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