http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/itunes.stanford.edu.1292339057.01292339062 Virgil's Aeneid - Audio The central text in the canon of Latin literature is Virgil’s Aeneid, an epic poem in twelve books composed more than two thousand years ago under the Roman emperor Augustus. The poem was an instant hit. It became a school text immediately and has remained central to studies of Roman culture to the present day. How can a poem created in such a remote literary and social environment speak so eloquently to subsequent ages? In this course we will discover what kind of poem this is and what kind of hero Aeneas is. Our studies will focus chiefly on the poem itself and on wider aspects of Roman culture. Presented by the Stanford Continuing Studies Program. Education Classics, literature, latin, Augustus, Rome, poem, poetry, culture, Aeneas Classics, literature, latin, Augustus, Rome, poem, poetry, culture, Aeneas 1294208927 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 23:13:23 GMT Education Susanna Braund 1:42:55 Classics, literature, latin, Augustus, Rome, poem, poetry, culture, Aeneas Classics, literature, latin, Augustus, Rome, poem, poetry, culture, Aeneas 1297413674 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:54:05 GMT Education Susanna Braund 1:48:21 Classics, literature, latin, Augustus, Rome, poem, poetry, culture, Aeneas Classics, literature, latin, Augustus, Rome, poem, poetry, culture, Aeneas 1300768440 Tue, 01 May 2007 00:10:31 GMT Education Susanna Braund 1:25:31 Classics, literature, latin, Augustus, Rome, poem, poetry, culture, Aeneas Classics, literature, latin, Augustus, Rome, poem, poetry, culture, Aeneas 1301033822 Tue, 08 May 2007 19:15:18 GMT Education Susanna Braund 1:51:17 Classics, literature, latin, Augustus, Rome, poem, poetry, culture, Aeneas Classics, literature, latin, Augustus, Rome, poem, poetry, culture, Aeneas 1304709322 Tue, 15 May 2007 22:37:49 GMT Education Susanna Braund 2:00:34