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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... audience : they were swayed not because they judged his arguments to be compelling , but because his sublimity captured them against their will , without their knowing where they were ( Quint . 8.3.3 .: mente captos et quo essent in ...
... audience . Aristophanes , for instance , seems to take its power for granted when in the Frogs he has Dionysus decide on the relative merits of Aeschylus and Euripides on the basis of their moral influence over their Athenian audiences ...
... audience is a nostalgic fiction that obscures the medium of writing through which the Aeneid addresses itself to its public.2 For a brief moment we find ourselves in the company of the poet performing his epic narrative , even though ...
Contents
The Aeneid and Roman Identity | 11 |
Poetry Power and the Emotions | 33 |
The Gaze | 53 |
Copyright | |
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