<p>Is the Aeneid fundamentally a melancholy poem? We revisit the Optimists and Pessimists whilst looking at examples of 'tears' and weeping, learning about the scholar Adam Parry, exploring Virgil’s use of apostrophes and brilliant half-lines, and taking a proper look at the closing scene of book 12, when Aeneas is enraged by sorrow to commit a terrible act...<a href="https://classicalassociation.org/competition/verse-and-voice-competition/ " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Enter our Verse and Voice Competition </a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://2024.sci-hub.st/2864/8789d232c6f3df9222447cf4d7506d86/[email protected]" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Read Adam Parry's article here</a></p><p><br></p><p>To listen to our bonus content, become a CA member today and head to our member area: <a href="https://classicalassociation.org/join-us/">https://classicalassociation.org/join-us/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Watch on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHvAxGEoEl0&list=PLH2r3RtAULyqD2X_ju3e_FJjKo_P4Mxvq">YouTube</a> to view the texts at the same time. </p><p><br></p><p>Listen wherever you get your podcasts and find out more about the CA: <a href="https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/the-classics-podcast"></a> <a href="https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/the-classics-podcast">https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/the-classics-podcast</a></p><p><br></p><p>Browse Caroline's work: <a href="https://carolinelawrence.com/">https://carolinelawrence.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://classicalassociation.org/tcp-does-virgils-aeneid/">Enjoy the rest of the series and our reading suggestions</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0055%3Abook%3D1">Read the Aeneid in Latin and English</a></p><p><br></p><p>Podcast theme music by <a href="https://transistor.fm/?via=music">Transistor.fm</a>. Learn <a href="https://transistor.fm/how-to-start-a-podcast/?via=music">how to start a podcast</a> here.</p>
