The Fourth Book of Virgil's Aeneid and the Ninth Book of Voltaire's Henriad (Dodo Press) (9781406575781) Virgil, Voltaire

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Paperback: 48 pages
Publisher: Dodo Press (March 21, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 140657578X
ISBN-13: 978-1406575781



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9 x 6 x 0.1 inches
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Publius Vergilius Maro (70 BCE-19 BCE), later called Virgilius, and known in English as Virgil or Vergil, was a classical Roman poet download free architects sketchbooks. He was the author of epics in three modes: The Bucolics or Eclogues (37 BC), The Georgics (29 BC) and the substantially completed The Aeneid (19 BC), the last being an epic poem in the heroic mode, which comprised twelve books and became the Roman Empire's national epic download free architects sketchbooks. The Aeneid remained the central Latin literary text of the Middle Ages download free architects sketchbooks. François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, essayist, deist and philosopher known for his wit, philosophical sport, and defense of civil liberties download free architects sketchbooks. He was an outspoken supporter of social reform despite strict censorship laws and harsh penalties for those who broke them. From an early age, Voltaire displayed a talent for writing verse, and his first published work was poetry. He wrote two long poems, the Henriade, and La Pucelle d'Orléans, besides many other smaller pieces. The Henriade was written in imitation of Virgil, using the Alexandrine couplet reformed and rendered monotonous for dramatic purposes.

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