Vergil's Aeneid and the Roman Self: Subject and Nation in Literary DiscourseNow in Paper! As the most widely read Roman poem in antiquity, the Aeneid was indelibly burned into the memories of generations of Roman school children. In this book, author Yasmin Syed analyzes the formative influence the poem exerted on its broad audience of educated Romans. Syed analyzes Roman pedagogy and reading practices as well as ancient beliefs about the powerful influence of poetry. Her study considers these cultural components together with the aspects of identity that define the Aeneid’s characters. By doing so, Syed shows how Vergil’s ancient audiences saw themselves—their experiences, goals, and values—reflected in the poem and guided by it. In particular, Syed’s treatment of gender and ethnicity brings to light the key role of Vergil’s poem in the formation of Romanness. |
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... Dido and Aeneas is con- structed in a similar fashion , in that both own a gaze . But there is a crucial difference between Dido's gaze and that of Aeneas . Not only does Dido own a gaze far less frequently than Aeneas does , but both ...
... Dido . The narrator tells us three times that Aeneas sheds tears when he speaks to Dido ( 6.455 , 468 , 476 ) . He also tells us that Aeneas addresses Dido with sweet love ( 6.455 : dulci amore ) . Aeneas himself tells Dido that he left ...
... Dido's situation is most comparable to that of Calypso and Circe , yet both of these Homeric females end up helping Odysseus with his departure from their realms . Dido's anger and desire for revenge find some precedents in the nar ...
Contents
The Aeneid and Roman Identity | 11 |
Poetry Power and the Emotions | 33 |
The Gaze | 53 |
Copyright | |
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