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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: O'Hara, James J., 1959- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1990]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Aeneas > (Legendary character)
Aeneas > (Legendary character) > In literature.
Virgil. > Aeneis.
Aeneis (Virgil)
Prophecies in literature.
Optimism in literature.
Literature.
Epic poetry, Latin.
Death in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > General.
Mort dans la litterature.
Optimisme dans la litterature.
Propheties dans la litterature.
Poesie epique latine > Histoire et critique.
Epic poetry, Latin > History and criticism.
Rome (Empire)
Rome > In literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (224 pages).
ISBN:9781400860876

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