tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post8895516645694479859..comments2024-03-29T07:22:38.372+00:00Comments on Pop Classics: I, Claudius: Caligula (radio adaptation)Juliettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-8453795622326823782010-12-23T17:35:08.778+00:002010-12-23T17:35:08.778+00:00Most of the major Latin poets, I meant, not writer...Most of the major Latin poets, I meant, not writers in general - and epic poets in particular, more than love poetsJuliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-26910164454422539892010-12-23T17:33:48.307+00:002010-12-23T17:33:48.307+00:00I just thought Caligula had a good point about Vir...I just thought Caligula had a good point about Virgil! I love Books 2, 4 and 6 of the Aeneid, but I'm afraid getting through Books 7-12 was rather more of a trial. Most of the major Latin writers used dactylic hexameter, especially for epic poetry, because they wanted to emulate the Greeks and especially Homer. They did make a few minor alterations to suiit Latin, but to suggest it wouldn't work would have implied Latin was inferior to Greek, which they wouldn't want to do!Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-851603399163478142010-12-23T17:13:45.997+00:002010-12-23T17:13:45.997+00:00Cheers for the recap Juliette!
I loved this epis...Cheers for the recap Juliette! <br /><br />I loved this episode - I didn't think John Hurt's performance could be outdone in terms of creepiness, but this radio adaptation definitely pulled it of IMHO.<br /><br />Is it normal for you classicists to be so nitpicky about ancient writers!! Now it seems Virgil is problematic! hehe<br /><br />I always thought it was unusual he was trying to apply the dactylic hexameter to Latin - I'm not familiar with ancient Greek or Latin sufficiently to know if they have a similar meter, though I imagine there would still be issues?<br /><br />HAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091875643921165081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-28040789330117112462010-12-21T12:09:47.594+00:002010-12-21T12:09:47.594+00:00I find myself agreeing somewhat with that assessme...I find myself agreeing somewhat with that assessment of Virgil. It isn't fair, really, since that assessment is based on a poem he actually wanted destroyed and which was "edited" by his literary executors who decided to ignore that whole "I don't want this to see the light of day" thing. Book VI is actually quite good, but the rest of it just sort of overwhelms the overall impression. And I've never been able to get more than a few lines into the Georgics or the Pastorals. I probably ought to try something other than the Dryden translation.DemetriosXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-73837654402465078812010-12-20T22:10:45.222+00:002010-12-20T22:10:45.222+00:00Sounds interesting. Very often when there is somet...Sounds interesting. Very often when there is something so striking like the Caligula's madness we remember only the worst and we don't take a notice at the context.Birmingham hotelhttp://www.birminghammetropole.com/noreply@blogger.com