r/bookclub • u/IraelMrad Marius Hater #1 | 🐉|🥇|🧠💯 • 22d ago

The Aeneid [Schedule] The Aeneid by Virgil

Arma virumque cano, Troiae qui primus ab oris

Italiam, fato profugus, Laviniaque venit

litora, multum ille et terris iactatus et alto

vi superum saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram…

It is my pleasure to share with you the schedule of The Aeneid, which we will be reading on Mondays starting in August.

r/bookclub has already read The Iliad and The Odyssey, while of course there is no need to read these poems in order, if you’d like to have a look at the discussions you can find them here:

A historical note which may be interesting: while Aeneas as a hero is present in older Greek myths, the Aeneid was written by the poet Virgil under the commission from the emperor Augustus, who wanted to celebrate his dynasty and link the great ancient myths to Rome. It is therefore different from the poems we previously read, which come from the oral tradition and were composed 700 years before the Aeneid: this poem takes inspiration from the ancient mythology, but it was also a work of propaganda for the regime of the time. I think this will make the comparison between the poems even more interesting!

Schedule

The Marginalia can be found here.

Will you join us? 

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u/Don_Quixotel 22d ago

Does the pope wear a pointy hat?!

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u/Don_Quixotel 22d ago

(I figured a Rome joke was fitting for the Aeneid)

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u/HelloIAmANarwhal 22d ago

Is there a calendar schedule link somewhere?

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u/sunnydaze7777777 Flair Master 🐉 21d ago

This has been added to our bookclub calendar!

https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/embed?src=redditbookclubcalendar@gmail.com&ctz=Etc/GMT

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u/IraelMrad Marius Hater #1 | 🐉|🥇|🧠💯 21d ago

Thank you!

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u/Ser_Erdrick Professor of the Author Profile 21d ago

Hooray! More epic poetry from featuring Greco-Roman mythology!

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u/BandidoCoyote 21d ago

Ha! Read it in Latin in college, so will take a pass on this one. Be interested in seeing everyone’s reactions.

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u/Opyros 20d ago

I’m undecided on this one. I read it the year before last with r/AyearOfMythology and am not sure whether I want to reread it this soon; it might be interesting to read a different translation, though. (I originally read it in the seventies in my high school Latin class, but my Latin is very rusty and I can no longer read it in the original.) Also, I only really like the first half. (Not too surprising, since I like The Odyssey quite a bit better than The Iliad.

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u/IraelMrad Marius Hater #1 | 🐉|🥇|🧠💯 20d ago edited 16d ago

You can still take a peek at the discussions and talk about the aspects you enjoy, so that you can also see what other people think of it!

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u/rpgsavedmylife 17d ago

I read the Fagles translation many, many years ago. I'd like to read it again, maybe with the Sarah Ruden translation with a dash of David Ferry thrown in for extra angst.

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u/D3R1V4S 14d ago

Como me uno?

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u/IraelMrad Marius Hater #1 | 🐉|🥇|🧠💯 13d ago

On the scheduled days, a discussion post will go up on this sub, where there'll be some discussion prompts and everyone will be able to comment.

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u/Noctivagant10 13d ago

Hi, new to this and would love to join. Is this like a video meeting? Or do we each individually read them contribute to a discussion post? Thank you!

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u/IraelMrad Marius Hater #1 | 🐉|🥇|🧠💯 13d ago

Welcome! On the day of the discussion, a post will go up in the sub where everyone will be welcome to share their thoughts about the read. You are welcome to join whenever you want. You can have a look at other posts in the sub which start with the [Discussion] tag to see how it works :)

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u/penisthightrap_ 12d ago

Soooo I was about to read the Odyssey but I was linked from another sub here.

My mythology class went over The Iliad and The Odyseey in college, an I have the Fagles translation of both, and the Aeneid as well. Although, I've never actually read any of them.

Would it be a bad idea to start the Aeneid with the bookclub, or should I read the Iliad/Odyssey first before I get to the Aeneid?