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Virgil : the Aeneid /

"This guide offers a complete account of the historical setting and significance of The Aeneid, and discusses Virgil's use of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, as well as the most celebrated episodes in the poem, including the tragedy of Dido and Aeneas' visit to the underworld. The vol...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Gransden, K. W.
Autres auteurs: Harrison, S. J.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Édition:2nd ed. / by S.J. Harrison.
Collection:Landmarks of world literature.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • pt. I. Background
  • 1. Virgil in the light of his time
  • 2. Life of Virgil
  • 3. The Eclogues
  • 4. The Georgics
  • 5. Metrical unity and continuity
  • pt. II. Virgil and Homer
  • 6. 'Arms and the man'
  • 7. The Aeneas legend
  • 8. The 'Odyssean' Aeneid
  • 9. The 'Iliadic' Aeneid
  • pt. III. Reading The Aeneid
  • 10. The text
  • 11. The story
  • 12. Structure
  • 13. Expression and sensibility
  • 14. Narrative technique
  • 15. The world of the dead
  • 16. Father-figures
  • 17. Juno
  • 18. War and heroism
  • 19. Fate and free will
  • 20. Conclusions
  • pt. IV. The After-Life of the Aeneid
  • 21. Influences and reputation
  • 22. Virgil and Dante
  • 23. Virgil and renaissance epic
  • 24. Virgil and romanticism
  • App. Principal characters of the poem.