07 December 2009

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Vergil never needed dashes -- or italics -- in his poetry!
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Posted by gilbertgigliotti@gmail.com at 8:48 PM
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  1. JasonDecember 8, 2009 at 7:23 AM

    But did he ever when a National Book Award? I don't think so.

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  2. AuspexDecember 8, 2009 at 10:13 AM

    I believe that the same could have been said about Emily Dickinson before editions based on her manuscripts appeared. With or without--the dashes--she still has not won a National Book Award (although, like many hopeful authors she might dwell in the possibility of an award, the award is not given to nobody). Maybe if Vergil's manuscripts are discovered, he will be found to have used dashes and italics. Dashes or no, though, he will probably not ever win a National Book Award.

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  3. gilbertgigliotti@gmail.comDecember 8, 2009 at 10:22 AM

    No, Jason, but Vergil was THE poet of the Middle Ages. (I would've put the "the" in italics, but I can't do that in the comment box -- damn it!)

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