Virgil's Homeric Lens.

Virgil's Homeric Lens reevaluates the traditional view of the Aeneid's relationship to Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. Almost since the death of Virgil, there has been an assumption that the Aeneid breaks into two discrete halves: Virgil's Odyssey, and Virgil's Iliad. Although mo...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dekel, Edan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2011.
Series:Routledge monographs in classical studies.
Subjects:
Virgil. > Aeneis.
Virgil > Knowledge > Greek literature.
Homer > Influence.
Homer. > Iliad.
Homer. > Odyssey.
Homer
Virgil
Aeneis (Virgil)
Iliad (Homer)
Odyssey (Homer)
Epic poetry, Latin > History and criticism.
Epic poetry, Greek > History and criticism.
Latin poetry > Greek influences.
Intertextuality.
Homer. Iliad.
Homer. Odyssey.
Virgil. Aeneis.
Poésie épique latine > Histoire et critique.
Poésie épique grecque > Histoire et critique.
Poésie latine > Influence grecque.
Intertextualité.
Epic poetry, Greek
Epic poetry, Latin
Greek literature
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Intertextuality
Latin poetry > Greek influences
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Virgil's Homeric Lens reevaluates the traditional view of the Aeneid's relationship to Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. Almost since the death of Virgil, there has been an assumption that the Aeneid breaks into two discrete halves: Virgil's Odyssey, and Virgil's Iliad. Although modified in various ways over the centuries, this neat dichotomy has generally diminished the complexity and resonance of the connection between the two canonical epic poets. This work offers an alternate approach in which Virgil uses the transformative power of the Odyssey as a precise filter through which to read the Iliadi.
Physical Description:1 online resource (171 pages).
ISBN:9780203806227
0203806220

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