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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... establishing relations . He never buys . Even though the money economy was well established in Vergil's time , there seems to be something distasteful in the fact that Dido buys . In Homer , too , the Phoenicians engage in trade . " But ...
... established in epic discourse . Several times in this book the Trojan Horse is referred to as a gift , and each time ... establish an alliance between Turnus and Diomedes ) and sug- gests the gifts be given to Aeneas instead so as to ...
... establishing the remote and obscure ancestry of the Trojans bears witness to the relevance of this subject to the Romans , and their in- terest in establishing their ethnic identity . The significance of establishing these respective ...
Contents
The Aeneid and Roman Identity | 11 |
Poetry Power and the Emotions | 33 |
The Gaze | 53 |
Copyright | |
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