Greek tragedy in Vergil's "Aeneid" : ritual, empire, and intertext /

This book is a systematic study of the importance of Greek tragedy as a fundamental 'intertext' for Vergil's Aeneid. Vassiliki Panoussi argues that the epic's representation of ritual acts, especially sacrifice, mourning, marriage, and maenadic rites, mobilizes a connection to tr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Panoussi, Vassiliki, 1967-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Latín
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Temas:
Virgil. > Aeneis.
Vergilius Maro, Publius. > Aeneis.
Aeneis (Virgil)
Epic poetry, Latin > Greek influences.
Epic poetry, Latin > History and criticism.
Poésie épique latine > Influence grecque.
Poésie épique latine > Histoire et critique.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Epic poetry, Latin
Epic poetry, Latin > Greek influences
Rezeption
Tragödie
Griechisch.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ritual violence and the failure of sacrifice
  • Suicide, devotio, and ritual closure
  • The fragility of reconciliation : ritual restoration and the divine
  • Maenad brides and the destruction of the city
  • Mourning glory : ritual lament and Roman civic identity
  • Heroic identity : Vergil's Ajax
  • Contesting ideologies : ritual and empire.

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