Piety - Scholarship - Aeneid Flashcards
Who are the scholars whos quotes reference piety in the Aeneid
- Edith Hamilton
- J.W. Mackail
- R.D. Williams
- Jasper Griffin
Who wrote
“Aeneas is important because he carries Rome’s destiny”
Edith Hamilton
Who wrote
“He [Aeneas] is loaded with responsibilities not his own”
J.W. Mackail
Second half of the quote is about him hating bloodshed and being forced to wage a sanguinary war
Who wrote
“He [Aeneas] had to carry…. the destinies of a race and nation”
J.W. Mackail
Who wrote
“this is a social type of heroism, concerned with the group rather than the individual…. It is based on piety”
R.D. Williams
Who wrote
“Pity is the English word derived from the Latin Pietas, and pity is as characteristic of the poem as pietas is of its hero”
Jasper Griffin
How did Edith Hamilton reference piety
“Aeneas is important because he carries Rome’s destiny”
how did J.W. Mackail reference piety
- “He [Aeneas] is loaded with responsibilities not his own”
- “He [Aeneas] had to carry…. the destinies of a race and nation”
Second half of the 1st quote is about him hating bloodshed and being forced to wage a sanguinary war
How did R.D. Williams reference piety
“this is a social type of heroism, concerned with the group rather than the individual…. It is based on piety”
towards gods and men
How did Jasper Griffin reference piety
“Pity is the English word derived from the Latin Pietas, and pity is as characteristic of the poem as pietas is of its hero”
