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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... Vergil's epic . The evidence of the corpus of Latin papyri from Egypt suggests that reading Aeneid passages formed part of instruction in the Latin language there . Many texts in this corpus are quotes of passages from the Aeneid , some ...
... Vergil frequently , as do some rhetorical works . Use of Vergil in rhetorical works reflects his importance in rhetorical education , the next stage of education after the school of the grammaticus.1 16 Vergil's works were not only seen ...
... Vergil's Aeneid : An Interpretive Guide , ed . C. Perkell , 64–79 . Norman , OK . Highet , G. 1972. The Speeches in Vergil's Aeneid . Princeton . Hillard , T. 1992. On the Stage , behind the Curtain : Images of Politically Active Women ...
Contents
The Aeneid and Roman Identity | 11 |
Poetry Power and the Emotions | 33 |
The Gaze | 53 |
Copyright | |
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