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Duty Over Distraction: Joseph Pearce on Virgil's Aeneid and the Cost of Passion
How does the classical epic of Aeneas challenge modern men to reject self-indulgence, overcome destructive distractions, and embrace their God-given mission? On The Son Rise Morning Show, host Matt Swaim welcomes back literary scholar and author Joseph Pearce to discuss Virgil's Aeneid from his book, Great Books for Good Men.
Pearce contrasts the journey of Odysseus with that of Aeneas, a Trojan refugee called by the gods to found the new city of Rome. He analyzes the famous tragedy of Book 4, where Aeneas becomes entangled in a passionate affair with Queen Dido of Carthage—a…
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