Teaching Documents by Gaudenzio Ragazzi
Reconstruction of Achilles' shield as described in the Iliad. "Of youths and maidens, bounding ha... more Reconstruction of Achilles' shield as described in the Iliad. "Of youths and maidens, bounding hand in hand. The maids in soft simars of linen dress'd; The youths all graceful in the glossy vest: Of those the locks with flowery wreath inroll'd; Of these the sides adorn'd with swords of gold, That glittering gay, from silver belts depend. Now all at once they rise, at once descend, With well-taught feet: now shape in oblique ways, Confusedly regular, the moving maze: Now forth at once, too swift for sight, they spring, And undistinguish'd blend the flying ring: So whirls a wheel, in giddy circle toss'd, And, rapid as it runs, the single spokes are lost. The gazing multitudes admire around: Two active tumblers in the centre bound." (Translated by Alexander Pope).
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Teaching Documents by Gaudenzio Ragazzi