Vergil and English literature

Abstract

*This is the substance of a talk given at a Latin teachers' symposium in Grahamstown on 19 March 1982. The aim was to offer a selective survey of Virgil's reputation and influence, as a way of celebrating the second millenary of his death. Far from claiming originality, it draws heavily upon the work of Virgil scholars, particularly Elizabeth Nitchie and R.D. Williams.