Name: Virgils Aeneid (Books 1-6) @ericluttrell
Uploaded: 2017-03-05T01:29:31-0400
Duration: 8 min 17 s
Description: This is the second video lecture for Virgils Aeneid. It covers Books 1-6, including the theme of pietas (duty), parallels with Homers Odyssey, literary contexts of the characters of Aeneas and Dido, and Virgils goal of constructing a national epic for the new Roman Empire.

Eric Luttrell | Virgil's Aeneid (Books 1-6) @ericluttrell | Uploaded March 2017 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
This is the second video lecture for Virgil's Aeneid. It covers Books 1-6, including the theme of pietas (duty), parallels with Homer's Odyssey, literary contexts of the characters of Aeneas and Dido, and Virgil's goal of constructing a national epic for the new Roman Empire.