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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... Venus , the narrator overlays the reader's preconceived image of Venus as the goddess of love with an array of competing images that represent her disguise . The very effort invested in doing so suggests that Venus ' dis- guise is ...
... Venus ' attire that adds another dimension to the visuality of this scene . The term Venus uses to describe her hunting boots is coturnus , the technical term for the shoes of tragic actors . This has led one scholar to argue that Venus ...
... Venus has told Aeneas about Dido's fate and cheered his failing spir- its with an omen for a more promising future , she leaves him . At that mo- ment Aeneas recognizes his mother and accuses her of deceiving him : Quid natum totiens ...
Contents
The Aeneid and Roman Identity | 11 |
Poetry Power and the Emotions | 33 |
The Gaze | 53 |
Copyright | |
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