Today’s new poem is Catullus’s tender and dignified farewell to his lost brother. Hear the poem in Latin and follow it in English here and see the blog post and illustration here.
Today’s new poem is Ovid’s account of the fall of Icarus. See the sumptuous illustration from the Louvre in the blog post and hear the poem in Latin and follow in English here.
Today’s new poet is Jean Racine, 1638 – 1699, one of the great flowering of French dramatists in the 17th century. See his poet page with portrait here, the blog post with illustration here and hear an extract from his great play Phèdre here in French with an English translation
In today’s post, Aeneas carries his Father Anchises to safety as Troy burns around them. Hear the poetry in Latin and follow it in English here. See the blog post with a painting by Johann Heinrich Schönfeld here.
In today’s poem, Aeneas witnesses the death of King Priam as Troy falls. Hear the Latin and follow the English here. See the blog post with a painting by Jean Baptiste Regnault here.
Today’s post sees the beginning of the end for Troy as Hector warns Aeneas that the city is falling. See the blog post illustration here or go to the poem here.
Troy’s inexorable fate moves closer and closer. Deceived by Greek agent Sinon’s lies and Laocoon’s dreadful fate, they bring the wooden horse into the city. See the blog post here or go straight to see and hear the poem here.
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