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Mentioned in 12 episodes
Aeneid
Book • 1944
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Mentioned in 12 episodes
Mentioned by Alex Petkus when discussing Caesar's lineage and his association with the Julian family.

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107 - Caesar 1: Man of Destiny
Mentioned in the context of discussing the play's relation to epic and its echo of Virgil's Aeneid.

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Antony and Cleopatra
Mentioned by
Victor Davis Hanson in connection to the 'Rivers of Blood' speech, quoting Virgil's Aeneid.


The Treasonous John Brennan
Mentioned as a model for the poetic career progression discussed in the podcast.

"Pastures New": John Milton's "Lycidas"
Discussed by the panel in relation to the Georgics, highlighting its themes of labor and duty.

Virgil's Georgics
Mentioned by
Andrew Sullivan in a discussion about the use of Latin phrases in Montaigne's essays and the importance of understanding classical references.


Andrew Sullivan on The Classics, Independence, and the Human Experience
Mentioned as the grand Latin epic whose style Dante did not emulate.

Inferno Canto 1 by Dr. Ralph Wood, Baylor University
Mentioned by Paul Gondreau in relation to the theme of suffering and hardship in classical literature.

Making Up What is Lacking: Disability and Suffering in Christ's Body, the Church | Prof. Paul Gondreau
Mentioned in the context of the great conversation, as a work that interacted with and built upon Homer's epics.

Episode 03: The Great Idea of the Great Conversation
Referenced by Laura Otis when discussing metaphors associated with 'dreaded women', specifically Dido.

Laura Otis, "Banned Emotions: How Metaphors Can Shape What People Feel" (Oxford UP, 2019)
Mentioned by Sean Johnson as the author of several books of poetry, including his translation of Virgil's Aeneid.

Cecil Day Lewis' "The Christmas Tree"