Virgil
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- proper noun
- /ˈvɜrdʒɪl/
- Literature
- So Virgil wrote this wonderful, wonderful poem and it's called the Aeneid.
- Virgil's Aeneid
- Horace and Virgil
- Homer and Virgil
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Watch on YouTubeSo think of you as Dante and me as Virgil, and we're leading into these treacherous waters.
- So think of you as Dante and me as Virgil, and we're leading into these treacherous waters.
- Dante, when he goes down into hell, goes all the way through and then all through his path is guided by Virgil in in in his poem.
- I had to read Virgil all the way through again in order to write those those entries.
- So Virgil wrote this wonderful, wonderful poem and it's called the Aeneid.
- And we know from the Odyssey that Odysseus did that, but he does it with a guide Virgil.
Examples
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Many consider Virgil one of the greatest poets of ancient Rome, known for his influence on Western literature.
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We have of course, the famous works of the poets and historians Virgil, Tacitus, Plutarch and company.
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What books are you reading, Virgil?
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You, you can't really read Virgil or Homer without reading the original if you want to get a sense of what they're doing as poets.
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At the same time, it's really an acknowledgement of Virgil's mastery.
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Augustus doesn't work without Virgil in his corner, and I dare say there is no empire without the Aeneid.
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Yet more crucial for Augustan policy was Virgil's description of the aureum saeculum in the Aeneid.
Academic text (1990) -
The poet Virgil is revered for his contributions to Roman literature, especially his epic poem 'Aeneid'.
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In his epic work, Virgil chronicled the journey of Aeneas, a Trojan hero who became the ancestor of the Romans.
Synonyms
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A Roman poet who wrote the Aeneid, the Eclogues and the Georgics
Surface Forms
Etymology
Virgil comes from the old Roman name Vergilius. A helpful way to remember it is to think of 'verse' because he wrote the long poem the Aeneid, so Virgil is the famous maker of verses.