Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Aeneid I: 462 : sunt lacrimae rerum et mentem mortalia tangunt.

This line of beauty from Virgil's epic has evoked much comment and criticism from all sorts of classicists. Please read this marvellous piece from the RAMINAGROBIS blog:

http://whenhernameyouwriteyoublot.blogspot.com/2006/11/thou-majestic-in-thy-sadness-at.html

IMAGES PERTINENT TO THE AENEID

http://personal.monm.edu/AODDSON/academics/aeneid%20or%20dante/aeneid/pages/images_of_the_underworld.htm

http://www.turnermuseum.org/matisse.htm

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