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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... constructed in the narrative , a construction that can have a powerful impact on the reader's subject position . So the term subjectivity is used in this book to express the relationship between the reader's sense of self and the ...
... constructed by the narrative . Un- like Andromache , Helenus is not a spectacle . Although both characters have a voice , Helenus is constructed primarily through his voice . More importantly , the quality of his voice differs from that ...
... constructed differently , as either spectacle or spectator in a visual sce- nario . We have also seen that the emotions are an integral part of Dido's identity as a spectacle , while Aeneas is constructed more through his gaze . The ...
Contents
The Aeneid and Roman Identity | 11 |
Poetry Power and the Emotions | 33 |
The Gaze | 53 |
Copyright | |
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