Virgil was not able to fix what he thought was wrong with the Aeneid, Virgil was not able to fix what he thought was wrong with the Aeneid. Virgil planned a three year trip to Greece and Asia to try to fix what he thought was wrong with the Aeneid. But he died before he could finish, and on his deathbed Virgil asked for the manuscript to be burned.
It is puzzling that the author of such a masterpiece, hailed by many as the best piece of literature ever written, and certainly one of the most influential, could look upon his work this way. Not just that it hadn’t lived up to his expectations, but that it was bad enough that it should be burned.
It is puzzling that the author of such a masterpiece, hailed by many as the best piece of literature ever written, and certainly one of the most influential, could look upon his work this way. Not just that it hadn’t lived up to his expectations, but that it was bad enough that it should be burned.
