Aeneid

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Aeneid

Virgil’s epic poem glorifying the origin of the Roman people. [Rom. Lit.: Aeneid]
See: Epic
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(18) Above all, it is present in all those visions of the future in which various prophetic figures disclose Britain's future greatness to the heroes, in imitation of Book 6 of the Aenead and Books ii and 12 of Paradise Lost.
Milton's heirs: epic poetry in the 1790s

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