Death and the optimistic prophecy in Vergil's Aeneid /

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Here James O'Hara shows how the deceptive nature of prophecy in the Aeneid complicates assessment of the poem's attitude toward its hero's achievement and toward the future of Rome under Augustus Caesar. This close study of the language and rhetorical context of the prophecies reveals...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: O'Hara, James J., 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1990]
Series:Princeton legacy library.
Subjects:
Virgil. > Aeneis.
Aeneas > (Legendary character) > In literature.
Aeneas > (Legendary character)
Aeneis (Virgil)
Epic poetry, Latin > History and criticism.
Prophecies in literature.
Optimism in literature.
Death in literature.
Poésie épique latine > Histoire et critique.
Prophéties dans la littérature.
Optimisme dans la littérature.
Mort dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > General.
Death in literature
Epic poetry, Latin
Literature
Optimism in literature
Prophecies in literature
Rome > In literature.
Rome (Empire)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Here James O'Hara shows how the deceptive nature of prophecy in the Aeneid complicates assessment of the poem's attitude toward its hero's achievement and toward the future of Rome under Augustus Caesar. This close study of the language and rhetorical context of the prophecies reveals that they regularly suppress discouraging material: the gods send promising messages to Aeneas and others to spur them on in their struggles, but these struggles often lead to untimely deaths or other disasters only darkly hinted at by the prophecies. O'Hara finds in these prophecies a persistent subtext that bo.
Physical Description:1 online resource (220 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-198) and indexes.
ISBN:9781400860876
1400860873

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