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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... rhetorical works . Use of Vergil in rhetorical works reflects his importance in rhetorical education , the next stage of education after the school of the grammaticus.1 16 Vergil's works were not only seen as a standard for correct ...
... rhetorical exercises are taken from the context of the Punic Wars.27 These two rhetorical handbooks reflect the place of Carthage in the con- sciousness of the Roman elite as the mighty opponent of Rome's glorious past . Though not ...
... rhetorical effects on his audience that rhetorical theory and Aristotle's theory of catharsis in tragedy expected to achieve : influence over the emotions of the reader , benefiting him either through the cathartic ef- fects of ...
Contents
The Aeneid and Roman Identity | 11 |
Poetry Power and the Emotions | 33 |
The Gaze | 53 |
Copyright | |
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