Obviously you've never read any Romantic poetry. I think the word 'refulgent'
to be very spiritual, and even moving within the right context. I haven't
been keeping up with the chain of e mails, but this is my opinion on this word
standing alone. Of course, diction is often a matter of personal
When Augustus was setting up his res publica restituta, he generally
instituted a policy of amnesty for those who had been on the wrong side
during the civil wars. There was one exception, however: the assassins of
Caesar, who deserved only death.
Perhaps this is a justification for Aeneas taking
In a message dated 10/20/98 5:36:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Obviously you've never read any Romantic poetry.
And..
He don't exclaim
I blush for shame,
So kindly be indulgent.
But, fierce and bold,
In fiery gold,
He glories all effulgent!
From the Mikado. Okay
I must say: this interpretation is immensely refreshing and original. It
is not often that two such polarised spheres are linked and even less often
that they work. All I can say is thanks for sharing it.
I think an interesting comparison is that of honour: the aidos/ kudos
element of both the
Cf., on the similarities between epic flyting or abusive verbal contests
(Diomedes, you're not the man your dad was) and the modern urban
African-American dozens or sounding, cf. Richard Martin, The Language
of Heroes 65ff and Henry Louis Gates Jr The Signifying Monkey eg. pp. 68ff.
Cf. too the
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From: Shannon Merlino [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 19:09:22 EDT
To Whom it may Concern:
Recently in my Latin class I was involved in a discussion of Virgil's
'piety' or lack
At 07:39 PM 10/20/98 EDT, you wrote:
I have a feeling I sent my request to the whole list. How does one prevent
that from happening?
Good question, Susan. A few tips:
- if you are reading a Mantovano message and hit the reply button (or
command) on your email client, your message will go to
