Aeneid | Essays and Criticism

  • An Overview of the Aeneid

    In the following essay, Conrad-O'Briain offers a general assessment and an overview of the Aeneid.

  • Virgil Today

    In the following excerpt, the authors note Virgil's significance as a writer who has had a profound influence on all subsequent Western culture, and examines those qualities of his writing that they believe make his poetry still relevant to modern readers.

  • Virgil Begins His Epic

    In the following excerpt, Anderson discusses the significance of the opening line of the Aeneid: 'I sing of arms and of the man.''