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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... instruction . Another proponent of the view that poetry was entertainment rather than instructional was the Alexandrian polymath Eratosthenes . In his Geography Strabo recorded Eratosthenes ' view that poets did not aim to instruct ...
... instruction hidden in poetry than they are from philosophical instruction , the uneducated , the half - educated , women , and common people must be regarded as children , too . Strabo also explains why poetry could be used to instruct ...
... instruction does not play a role , and many gen- res in Hellenistic poetry as well as Roman poetry of the late republic and early empire would have been unsuitable for moral instruction of children . But this may be as much an issue of ...
Contents
The Aeneid and Roman Identity | 11 |
Poetry Power and the Emotions | 33 |
The Gaze | 53 |
Copyright | |
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