One of my favorite things about epics is how the reader is able to draw so much information from the beginning lines. The tone of the story is set by the way in which the author invokes the Muses. In this case we are not hearing of the man of twists and turns, or the great rage of Achilles, but the story of a man at war. This says so much about the following books, and as one reads through the story this becomes even more clear. Also, from the very start, the Aeneid has always been one of my favorite epics. I am pleased to find myself within its pages again.

PS I Commented on Kennedy's post