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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... poet's voice . Otis , for instance , distinguished between the poet's empathy with his characters and his sympathy for them . Conte ( 1986 ) used very similar terminology— sympatheia and empatheia — to connect this debate with the ...
... poetic essay on themes of liter- ary criticism , Horace characterized the poet's role in society as a teacher of the young , instructing them in the correct use of language and depicting heroic deeds as paradigms of moral excellence ...
... poet , a world belonging to an irretrievable past . Vergil's use of this image of the oral poet performing to an immediately present audience is a nostalgic fiction that obscures the medium of writing through which the Aeneid addresses ...
Contents
The Aeneid and Roman Identity | 11 |
Poetry Power and the Emotions | 33 |
The Gaze | 53 |
Copyright | |
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