DiscoverThe Classics PodcastVirgil's Aeneid: Ep. 10 Lacrimae (Book 12)
Virgil's Aeneid: Ep. 10 Lacrimae (Book 12)

Virgil's Aeneid: Ep. 10 Lacrimae (Book 12)

Update: 2025-11-19
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Is the Aeneid fundamentally a melancholy poem? We revisit the Optimists and Pessimists whilst looking at examples of 'tears' and weeping, learning about the scholar Adam Parry, exploring Virgil’s use of apostrophes and brilliant half-lines, and taking a proper look at the closing scene of book 12, when Aeneas is enraged by sorrow to commit a terrible act...Enter our Verse and Voice Competition


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Virgil's Aeneid: Ep. 10 Lacrimae (Book 12)

Virgil's Aeneid: Ep. 10 Lacrimae (Book 12)

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