Against the Grain · Character
Virgil
Roman poet whose pastoral works are contrasted with modern decadence.
minor
Also known as the gentle Virgil
First appearance: ii
Virgil shows up with force in Chapter III. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Dismissed by Des Esseintes as a pedantic and tiresome poet, representative of the Golden Age he despises.
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