I wanted to update you. Bloom’s Shakespeare book arrived, and I’m reading his work and Shakespeare’s corresponding work together. The result is rich and is giving me insights that I didn’t, or couldn’t, grasp when I read Shakespeare in college. (I’m now 75.) Thank you so very much for your warm invitation to join you on this channel, and I look forward to more “chats” on works to add to my TBR! Thanks again. ❤
I really have to say this never happened to me in my life….BUT: I read „The Death of Virgil“ in German and English (German is my mother tongue) and i have to say that i enjoyed it more in English. Well… i guess it also makes sense because we read the German version in school (so i was forced to read it) and i read the English version in my own interest a few years later. But still, that never happened to me; not preferring the original book/version over the translated one. Either way: amazing book! Thanks for this book Video Robert!!! 📚 📖
Thank you, I am in grad school right now, and watching your videos has been helping me stay inspired to keep learning and reading, and to stay true to my love of books! I will add The Death of Virgil to my tbr, I would also like to read Dante's Inferno. Learning the history behind these works in this video was so fascinating! Have you seen Over the Garden Wall? I recommend it. It is based on Dante's Inferno and is perfect for this time of year.
I first encountered Hermann Broch's name in Milan Kundera's "The Art of the Novel." But what really moved me about him was reading Elias Canetti autobiographical notes about how attentive a friend, and how good a listener, Broch was. I also just this morning noticed his commentary amended to Rachel Bespaloff's essay on the Iliad. Thank you for this recommendation! I look forward to reading this novel, perhaps before the Sleepwalkers. So nice when a great writer slowly emerges in one's awareness and life.
I find these books intimidating to be honest, but I will give it a go. Thank you for explaining things in a clear manner. You make it sound so fascinating.
Thank you Robert for your videos, I am enjoying your channel a lot. You convinced me to read the book, I bought it already. Please keep sharing your knowledge .
Many thanks! Time to nudge Virgil up on my tbr. 😁 In your introduction video you mentioned that you might review theological works. I am looking forward when you will post the first one in this series.
i've never actually heard of the death of virgil as a book, but now that you talked about it, i remember a videogame or two that actually referenced it and it went over my head because of my ignorance! thank you for sharing it, i think i'm going to read it this autumn :)
Thanks for sharing Robert! I just stumbled on your channel today and am so glad I did! I'd never heard of Virgil before. Thanks for telling me about this book. I'll have to check it out :)
Well, I'm hooked, Robert. After viewing your video, I put a hold on this book at my public library and look forward to reading it. Earlier this year I read The Divine Comedy for the first time and really enjoyed Dante's fictional Virgil; in fact, I was very sorry when he had to leave us prior to Paradise. Thanks again for your videos!
I'll have to add this one to my list! I'm currently reading Mémoires d'Hadrien by Marguerite Yourcenar, which uses a similar approach (the emperor Hadrian meditating on his life and imminent death, in this case).
I love your vids Robert. Quo Vadis is now on my TBR. What's the chance we could get a book review of Twilight?? I'd genuinely love to hear your thoughts on it! 😁
I am aware of Virgil and have The Aeneid on my shelf in the hopes of one day reading it, but I've never heard of The Death of Virgil. I am very interested and will be researching. Thank you Sir. I throughly enjoy your video's. Keep on going.
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I'm always impressed by the German writers of first half of XX c. Hesse, Mann, Broch - I think everyone should try their works at some point.
Robert, quite a dense book but I highly recommend On Augustine by Rowan Williams. A blend of theology and some philosophy amongst other things. Probably the best I’ve read in a good while.
I have the privilege to teach Vergilius to young people every year. The greatest poet in my opinion. Important to say: the Aeneid doesn't really end abruptly I'd argue: it ends exactly in the same way the Iliad does with the death/ burial of the greatest hero of the opposing people (Turnus/ Hector). The Aeneid wasn't finished, true, but the ending seems to be. Vergilius was in the refining proces when he died and your point about the later books being less fleshed out is certainly true, but the end is - as far as we can know - as intented. It follows a tradition set by Homeros. As ever: love your content and really happy I found your channel!
Yes, I've heard your point argued before, that the ending is what Virgil intended and it follows the example of Homer. I can't remember where I read this, though, so I'll be spending the day paging through my modest library of Virgilian studies to find it. Not a bad way to spend the day. And I have to ask: do you prefer "Virgil" or "Vergil"? I went with what seems the more popular "Virgil", though I think "Vergil" is more accurate.
@@RobertGReaderofBooks-r3p Hey Robert, thanks for your response! I'm from Belgium and speak Dutch, in Dutch we don't change the names. So Vergilius for Vergil/ Virgil, Ovidius for Ovid and so on :) Since his full name is Publius Vergilius Maro I would agree with you that Vergil is more accurate than Virgil. Let me know what you find, I'd be interested to see what you turn up with and delighted to learn something new about this subject!
Did you ever read "Die Schlafwandler"? I read it several years ago wanting to finally expose myself to Broch, and found it elliptically searching, and not in the best of ways. It felt like he might have been trying to say something about the march of Germany history toward where it ends up in 1932/1933, but I guess that's where everyone's head immediately goes when they're reading German fiction written in the first half of the twentieth century. The characters were just ciphers or symbols for bigger ideas. He wanted to say something with them but just couldn't bring himself to come out and say it. It's one of the books I had the hardest time reviewing on my channel. Maybe I just need to revisit it. Thanks for the great video discussion!
This is one of those books that has been unread on my shelf for 10 years and has made an appearance on my nightstand multiple times. I guess it's time to finally read it, thank you. Also if you haven't read it already, I think you might enjoy "Augustus" by John Williams.
@@RobertGReaderofBooks-r3p Williams is such a great author, "Stoner" and "Butcher's Crossing" are amazing as well. I have read and loved "I, Claudius" but I didn't even know the sequel existed, so that's definitely going on the list!
Hey Robert! You should do a bookshelf tour. I would love to see your books and how you organize them.
I wanted to update you. Bloom’s Shakespeare book arrived, and I’m reading his work and Shakespeare’s corresponding work together. The result is rich and is giving me insights that I didn’t, or couldn’t, grasp when I read Shakespeare in college. (I’m now 75.) Thank you so very much for your warm invitation to join you on this channel, and I look forward to more “chats” on works to add to my TBR! Thanks again. ❤
The pleasure is all mine. Thanks!
I really have to say this never happened to me in my life….BUT: I read „The Death of Virgil“ in German and English (German is my mother tongue) and i have to say that i enjoyed it more in English.
Well… i guess it also makes sense because we read the German version in school (so i was forced to read it) and i read the English version in my own interest a few years later. But still, that never happened to me; not preferring the original book/version over the translated one.
Either way: amazing book!
Thanks for this book Video Robert!!! 📚 📖
Thank you, I am in grad school right now, and watching your videos has been helping me stay inspired to keep learning and reading, and to stay true to my love of books! I will add The Death of Virgil to my tbr, I would also like to read Dante's Inferno. Learning the history behind these works in this video was so fascinating! Have you seen Over the Garden Wall? I recommend it. It is based on Dante's Inferno and is perfect for this time of year.
I first encountered Hermann Broch's name in Milan Kundera's "The Art of the Novel." But what really moved me about him was reading Elias Canetti autobiographical notes about how attentive a friend, and how good a listener, Broch was. I also just this morning noticed his commentary amended to Rachel Bespaloff's essay on the Iliad. Thank you for this recommendation! I look forward to reading this novel, perhaps before the Sleepwalkers. So nice when a great writer slowly emerges in one's awareness and life.
I find these books intimidating to be honest, but I will give it a go. Thank you for explaining things in a clear manner. You make it sound so fascinating.
I absolutely love your videos! Thanks for another one!
Thank you Robert for your videos, I am enjoying your channel a lot. You convinced me to read the book, I bought it already. Please keep sharing your knowledge .
I truly appreciate these videos. Thanks !
Many thanks!
Time to nudge Virgil up on my tbr. 😁
In your introduction video you mentioned that you might review theological works. I am looking forward when you will post the first one in this series.
You won't be sorry. He is still in my mind one the greatest poets ever.
Many thanks!
i've never actually heard of the death of virgil as a book, but now that you talked about it, i remember a videogame or two that actually referenced it and it went over my head because of my ignorance! thank you for sharing it, i think i'm going to read it this autumn :)
Your videos are insightful and inspiring. Every book you mention I want to read right now. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing Robert! I just stumbled on your channel today and am so glad I did! I'd never heard of Virgil before. Thanks for telling me about this book. I'll have to check it out :)
Well, I'm hooked, Robert. After viewing your video, I put a hold on this book at my public library and look forward to reading it. Earlier this year I read The Divine Comedy for the first time and really enjoyed Dante's fictional Virgil; in fact, I was very sorry when he had to leave us prior to Paradise. Thanks again for your videos!
I am loving your talks and recommendations. You feed to curious well!
This was an excellent video. Congratulations on your channel.
Thank you, Robert. Fascinating. In the modern world poetry is underated.
I'll have to add this one to my list! I'm currently reading Mémoires d'Hadrien by Marguerite Yourcenar, which uses a similar approach (the emperor Hadrian meditating on his life and imminent death, in this case).
Hi Robert, just wanted to stop by and say I’m enjoying your videos and your channel helped inspire me to start up mine as well. All the best
Greetings from Bari, a city 1h away from Brindisi :) I love your channel, and never miss a video!
I love your vids Robert. Quo Vadis is now on my TBR. What's the chance we could get a book review of Twilight?? I'd genuinely love to hear your thoughts on it! 😁
Very interesting and informative video, thanks. Have a lovely day/evening!
I am aware of Virgil and have The Aeneid on my shelf in the hopes of one day reading it, but I've never heard of The Death of Virgil. I am very interested and will be researching. Thank you Sir. I throughly enjoy your video's. Keep on going.
I'm always impressed by the German writers of first half of XX c. Hesse, Mann, Broch - I think everyone should try their works at some point.
Robert, quite a dense book but I highly recommend On Augustine by Rowan Williams. A blend of theology and some philosophy amongst other things. Probably the best I’ve read in a good while.
I have the privilege to teach Vergilius to young people every year. The greatest poet in my opinion. Important to say: the Aeneid doesn't really end abruptly I'd argue: it ends exactly in the same way the Iliad does with the death/ burial of the greatest hero of the opposing people (Turnus/ Hector). The Aeneid wasn't finished, true, but the ending seems to be. Vergilius was in the refining proces when he died and your point about the later books being less fleshed out is certainly true, but the end is - as far as we can know - as intented. It follows a tradition set by Homeros.
As ever: love your content and really happy I found your channel!
Yes, I've heard your point argued before, that the ending is what Virgil intended and it follows the example of Homer. I can't remember where I read this, though, so I'll be spending the day paging through my modest library of Virgilian studies to find it. Not a bad way to spend the day. And I have to ask: do you prefer "Virgil" or "Vergil"? I went with what seems the more popular "Virgil", though I think "Vergil" is more accurate.
@@RobertGReaderofBooks-r3p Hey Robert, thanks for your response! I'm from Belgium and speak Dutch, in Dutch we don't change the names. So Vergilius for Vergil/ Virgil, Ovidius for Ovid and so on :) Since his full name is Publius Vergilius Maro I would agree with you that Vergil is more accurate than Virgil.
Let me know what you find, I'd be interested to see what you turn up with and delighted to learn something new about this subject!
Did you ever read "Die Schlafwandler"? I read it several years ago wanting to finally expose myself to Broch, and found it elliptically searching, and not in the best of ways. It felt like he might have been trying to say something about the march of Germany history toward where it ends up in 1932/1933, but I guess that's where everyone's head immediately goes when they're reading German fiction written in the first half of the twentieth century. The characters were just ciphers or symbols for bigger ideas. He wanted to say something with them but just couldn't bring himself to come out and say it. It's one of the books I had the hardest time reviewing on my channel. Maybe I just need to revisit it. Thanks for the great video discussion!
I'm only familiar with "The Death of Virgil" and what I was able to gather about Broch from other sources. Thanks for your added insights.
This is one of those books that has been unread on my shelf for 10 years and has made an appearance on my nightstand multiple times. I guess it's time to finally read it, thank you. Also if you haven't read it already, I think you might enjoy "Augustus" by John Williams.
I've read Williams' book. It's great. Have you read Robert Grave's "I, Claudius" and "Claudius the God"?
@@RobertGReaderofBooks-r3p Williams is such a great author, "Stoner" and "Butcher's Crossing" are amazing as well. I have read and loved "I, Claudius" but I didn't even know the sequel existed, so that's definitely going on the list!
Hope we have a episode on the Victorian ports and novelists.
Well what do you know? I was just looking into this book the other day. Yet another reason to give it a thorough looking over.
It sounds good.
Are you familiar with Sarah Ruden's book, Vergil: The Poet's Life (?)
Yes. I mentioned it in my post. It's very good. She also published her own translation of "The Aeneid".
@RobertGReaderofBooks-r3p Oh, sorry I missed your mention of it. Thanks.
Do you have a goodreads account?
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