For the sake of comparison, here are some numbers I compiled a couple
months ago:
Os Lusíadas: 8,816 verses
Aeneid: 9,896
Paradise Lost: 10,561
Divine Comedy: 14,233
Gerusalemme liberata: 15,336
Iliad: 15,693
FQ: 33,876
Orlando furioso: 38,616
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Dr. David Wilson-Okamura http://virgil.org [log in to unmask]
English Department Virgil reception, discussion, documents, &c
East Carolina University Sparsa et neglecta coegi. -- Claude Fauchet
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