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The Aeneid

The Aeneid

0 Robert
The Aeneid is the very first major literary work that proves the immense influence of Homer’s poem The Iliad. Virgil, its Latin author, wanted his whole life to become – literary and especially aesthetically – a faithful disciple of the blind Greek…
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The Iliad

The Iliad

0 Robert
There is no literary work which reflects better than The Iliad both the greatness and the desolation of war. Depicted with a large dose of narrative talent (of the same level – if not superior – as the talent of any…
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The Odyssey

The Odyssey

0 Robert
There is no literary work in the entire history of Western culture so influential as Homer’s Odyssey. Created, probably, in the 8th century before Christ, this masterpiece is an ode to the family. It describes the ten years journey which…
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Beowulf

Beowulf

0 Robert
The legend of Beowulf, sung by many bards for hundreds and hundreds of years, has its origins in the ancient times of the world before the Deluge. Brought in Britain by the Germanic tribes of those tumultuous Angles warriors, this…
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