It is quite obvious how Virgil's echprasis with respect to Aeneas' shield stems directly from Homer's to Achilleus'. However, aside from the typical explanation of Virgil's being a pro-Roman, all hail Augustus speech, I do not clearly see how Virgil has built upon Homer's original, and how the two differ so greatly. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To leave the Mantovano mailing list at any time, do NOT hit reply. Instead, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message "unsubscribe mantovano" in the body (omitting the quotation marks). You can also unsubscribe at http://virgil.org/mantovano/mantovano.htm#unsub
