Resurrexi Posted August 10, 2009 Author Share Posted August 10, 2009 [quote name='Deus_te_Amat' post='1944869' date='Aug 9 2009, 09:48 PM']I listed them in order of preference. That doesn't mean that I dislike any of them. [/quote] Oh okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuoteMan Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 [quote name='Resurrexi' post='1944849' date='Aug 9 2009, 09:29 PM']Aeneas is the central character of Virgil's epic poem, the [i]Aeneid[/i]. (He is also a character in Homer's [i]Iliad[/i], which uses the same meter as the Aeneid.)[/quote] I knew I've heard it somewhere before. I read that in Gr. 6! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 (edited) Purcell's [i]Dido and Æneas[/i] is the single worst opera I've ever come across. His style is alright, but the opera just drags on F O R E V E R. Edited August 10, 2009 by USAirwaysIHS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Resurrexi Posted August 10, 2009 Author Share Posted August 10, 2009 [quote name='USAirwaysIHS' post='1944889' date='Aug 9 2009, 10:18 PM']Purcell's [i]Dido and Æneas[/i] is the single worst opera I've ever come across. His style is alright, but the opera just drags on F O R E V E R.[/quote] I didn't know that you were an opera-goer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloysius_bear Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 [quote name='Resurrexi' post='1944858' date='Aug 9 2009, 10:37 PM']I love that epic by Virgil so much. It is wonderfully beautiful; It has a wonderful plot to it too; it just fascinates all who are Listening to those great words Virgil once wrote for Augustus, the emperor. Dactylic hexameter doesn't sound as good in English as it does in Latin...[/quote] apparently my latin prof did the voice over for a wishbone episode where he read some of the original greek verse of the Odyssey. He can also sing the epic poems as it is belived they were once performed. I think I'm going to try to get him on a tangent in class this semester so that he will sing for us.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resurrexi Posted August 10, 2009 Author Share Posted August 10, 2009 [quote name='Aloysius_bear' post='1945232' date='Aug 10 2009, 02:30 AM']He can also sing the epic poems as it is belived they were once performed.[/quote] That. is. awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeniteAdoremus Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Rexi, you should be really careful with reading heathen works like that. Who knows how they might influence you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deus te Amat Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 [quote name='VeniteAdoremus' post='1945265' date='Aug 10 2009, 05:45 AM']Rexi, you should be really careful with reading heathen works like that. Who knows how they might influence you.[/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKolbe Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 [quote name='Resurrexi' post='1944863' date='Aug 9 2009, 07:42 PM']I am surprised that Aeneas (the Phatmass member) hasn't taken part in this discussion yet.[/quote] maybe they don't like chumps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 [quote name='Resurrexi' post='1944907' date='Aug 9 2009, 11:38 PM']I didn't know that you were an opera-goer.[/quote] While I'm familiar with a good number, I've never actually been to one. They don't do too much for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeneas Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I'm glad you guys like my name so much. I'm reading the Aeneid right now, so it was the first thing that came to my head when i signed up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeneas Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 i also had that painting of Aeneas escaping from Troy as my picture, but it won't show up. Any idea why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloysius_bear Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 [quote name='Aeneas' post='1948380' date='Aug 13 2009, 10:09 PM']I'm glad you guys like my name so much. I'm reading the Aeneid right now, so it was the first thing that came to my head when i signed up[/quote] Actually, I had to alert you to the fact that you were being discussed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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