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Ending

Jiang rejects the view that the Aeneid's abrupt ending proves it unfinished; he argues the ending works because it completes Aeneas' character transformation.

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Aeneid interpretation in the 2024-11-21 lecture.

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Jiang rejects the view that the Aeneid's abrupt ending proves it unfinished; he argues the ending works because it completes Aeneas' character transformation.

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Rome's War To Defeat Homer

2024-11-21, day precision · Civilization #17: Homer, Vergil, and the War for the Soul of Rome

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"...was able to finish the Aeneid. And the argument is, the ending is too abrupt and therefore Virgil couldn't have finished the Aeneid. Okay?..."

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