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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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.
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