tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post8963534037548946840..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: The Aeneid for Boys and GirlsStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-49694843195583066342016-12-22T12:54:06.496-06:002016-12-22T12:54:06.496-06:00I read this version to my children a few years ago...I read this version to my children a few years ago. We also have his version of The Odyssey, also. And some day I will read my Fitzgerald version of the real thing, too. : DRuth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-87289636249733304302016-12-14T09:34:13.116-06:002016-12-14T09:34:13.116-06:00Well, the Aeneid does have gobs and gobs of battle...Well, the Aeneid does have gobs and gobs of battle. Got rather repetitive, actually. I was relieved when Turnus was finally killed. Stubborn fellow! Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-53841898202390063572016-12-14T08:59:01.088-06:002016-12-14T08:59:01.088-06:00Correction: I misspoke! My Swiss-cheese memory con...Correction: I misspoke! My Swiss-cheese memory confused The Iliad with The Aeneid. Please forgive and ignore my error. Egads! Getting old can be a bitch!RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-17545170683322113452016-12-13T22:55:12.377-06:002016-12-13T22:55:12.377-06:00i don't remember any egregious violence, but i...i don't remember any egregious violence, but i haven't read the RF translation; actually about the only thing i remember is aeneas carrying his daddy on his shoulders (Anchises?)... did enjoy reading it, though...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-69326720942728911692016-12-13T16:17:40.973-06:002016-12-13T16:17:40.973-06:00I look forward to how to compare and contrast Fitz...I look forward to how to compare and contrast Fitzgerald with Church. I suspect the graphic violence you will find in Fitzgerald was not found in Church; but that violence is essential to the ancient Greek theme. So, I look forward to your comparison.RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.com