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  1. Virgil

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    Thematic Dualities and Emotional Register
    The Aeneid is characterized by its pervasive sense of fatum (fate) and pietas (duty). Critics frequently note the tonal shift between the Homeric imitation of Books 1–6 (the journey) and the martial, Virgilian originality of Books 7–12 (the war in Latium). This shift is often attributed to the poet’s increasing dissatisfaction with the required [narrative endpoint](/entries/narrative-…