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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... dangers they mastered in the past and of the goal they are promised to reach in the future ( 1.197–209 ) . But while he puts on a brave face before his companions , Aeneas ' own spirits are de- pressed . It is in this troubled state of ...
... dangers depicted in these spectacles . Additionally , it invites the reader to differentiate his own subjectivity ... dangerous pas- sions , but also define his own identity in opposition to them in terms of gender . This renders the ...
... in be- lieving that poetry and the mental images it could evoke in the reader's imagination exerted an influence over the reader's emotions . While many philosophers considered poetry as dangerous to the soul and to 224.
Contents
The Aeneid and Roman Identity | 11 |
Poetry Power and the Emotions | 33 |
The Gaze | 53 |
Copyright | |
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