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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... critics and the- orists of rhetoric used a variety of expressions to convey the notion that poets and orators invoke in their audiences images of the things they de- scribe : φαντασία , εἰδωλοποιία , διατύπωσις , ἐναργεία , sub oculos ...
... criticism . The earliest issue in literary criticism was Homer's depiction of the gods , which some critics saw as immoral . ' And the moral influence of poetry on its readers was a Poetry , Power , and the Emotions 35.
... critics ascribed to epic the visuality Aristotle had ascribed to tragedy . By focusing on reading and rhetorical performance , critics showed a continu- ing interest in understanding how this visuality worked on the human mind and how ...
Contents
The Aeneid and Roman Identity | 11 |
Poetry Power and the Emotions | 33 |
The Gaze | 53 |
Copyright | |
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