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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... consider the theories of the rhetoricians mentioned above . Whatever Vergil's personal wishes with regard to his ... considering certain kinds of poetry to have power over the self . Before I proceed to analyze the poem itself , there ...
... consider a se- quence of scenes subsequent to the proem that establish paradigmatic re- lationships between the reader's gaze and that of the fictional characters . The first of these scenes is that of Juno's anger at the Trojans in Aen ...
... consider the Aeneid as having a formative impact on the ancient reader's sense of self , we must consider in particular what effect the depiction of the passions has on readers . In contrast to Aeneas , whose emotions are carefully ...
Contents
The Aeneid and Roman Identity | 11 |
Poetry Power and the Emotions | 33 |
The Gaze | 53 |
Copyright | |
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