Introduction to Epic Poetry and the Aeneid
Channel: Classically Human
Date: 2019-05-25

What is epic poetry, and what is it for? What's the story behind Virgil's Aeneid, and how can you get into this two-thousand-year-old poem? These are the questions we examine in this epic exploration.

0:00 – Overview of epic poetry
7:35 – Greek epic, the Iliad and the Odyssey
9:57 – Latin epic, the Aeneid
15:36 – Reception and influence of the Aeneid
18:25 – How to read the Aeneid aloud, and sing it