I've started reading some of the books I've borrowed from the Barr Smith library, and so far the most interesting has been Vergil's Aeneid and the Roman Self, by Yasmin Syed. It highlights an interesting point that I've missed in my essay planning so far; that the Aeneid can be seen not only as a propaganda text for Caesar Augustus, but also must be seen as a discussion of the omnipotence of Latin culture. Quotes such as Jupiter's request that "sit Latium, sint Albani per saecula reges" ("Let Alban kings rule for all of time") demonstrate the way in which the text promotes the virtue and power of all of Roman culture, and does not just promote the reign of Caesar Augustus.
With holidays comes much more time to focus on this special study, and hopefully a draft will appear soon...
A good point about the Aeneid, but not sure about the puppies!
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