During the rule of the first Roman Emperor, Augustus, a man by the name of Publius Vergilius Maro (known as Virgil in English) wrote one of the most widely read epic poems. The poem is named the Aeneid. ... Parallels can be seen in the shield descriptions of the two classic epic poems. ... The poem then goes on to illustrate two cities that echo two groups of people (Trojans and Achaeans). ... Therefore, the shield seems to be addressing the present state of the epic poem. ...

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These references to topics going on in Virgil's time would be of particular interest to his contemporary readers. ... The one thing I believe though is that Virgil did not consider these allusions critical to his poem. Yes, he did want to appease Augustus and stay in his favor, but more importantly, Virgil meant to glorify Rome. ... One way that the poem would be widely read was if there were references to the present time and those individuals in it (i.e. ... Even though Virgil wanted the poem destroyed while he was on his deathbed, Augustus wanted his contemporaries to read about the...

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"The Aeneid" is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. ... It is a poem work of Epic genre. ... Motifs of this poem are armor; burial; fire etc. ... It is an Epic poem of Heroic epic; mythological story genre. ... Protagonist of the poem is Aeneas. ...

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But there is one thing different from the great Homer and Virgil; Milton's Muse is not an ordinary god or goddess as we find in one epic poem. ... The similes used to describe Satan and the fallen angels add beauty and splendour of the poem. ... Milton was also well aware of the fact that an epic poem cannot be composed without a moral. ... " In short the moral of the poem is full of wisdom, contemplation and sacredness. In the end, we can say that Milton's 'Paradise Lost' is a great epic even surpassing the epics of Virgil and Homer in the conception and execution ...

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Milton intended Paradise Lost to be an epic poem; this meant the poem had to meet specific requirements. One of these requirements was that there had to be a hero in the poem, following the epic style of Homer and Virgil. ... These examples of Satan's character show that Milton did not intend for Satan to be the hero of the poem. ...

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Pope uses highly refined verses, pungent satirical heroic couplets, and intelligence to satirize not only the irrepressible intricacy and solemnity of subject matters found within epic poems, but the commotion that results when a young lord cuts a small lock of hair from the head of an young beauty. ... As Russo, John P., author of Alexander Pope: Tradition and Identity (1972), points out Pope begins with an epic statement that echoes the first line of The Aeneid of Virgil: Arma virorumque cano, "Of arms and the man I sing O Heavenly Muse!" ... These sylphs represent Meddling Gods and Goddes...

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