The Art of Vergil: Image and Symbol in the AeneidIn a discussion in which a comparison of Vergil and Homer becomes the pivot of criticism, the author analyzes basic themes, outlines the Vergilian structure, and indicates the way in which the characters and the events concerning them are related to the whole poem. The author shows how Vergil enlarged upon Homeric similes until they became transparent signs for inner events. He also examines the architecturally structured sequence of mood and argues that, since Vergil, mood has become to poetry what light is to painting. |
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... gods he represents not only a higher power but a higher level of existence . And in this he differs from the Homeric Zeus . Zeus is stronger than the other gods , Jupiter more sub- lime . We do not see Jupiter shaking the universe with ...
... gods he represents not only a higher power but a higher level of existence . And in this he differs from the Homeric Zeus . Zeus is stronger than the other gods , Jupiter more sub- lime . We do not see Jupiter shaking the universe with ...
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... gods were visible to him . Any other con- ception presupposes an idea of art only to be held by a non- artist and an opinion on religion that corresponds to a godless age . In Vergil , moreover , the role of the gods is most in ...
... gods were visible to him . Any other con- ception presupposes an idea of art only to be held by a non- artist and an opinion on religion that corresponds to a godless age . In Vergil , moreover , the role of the gods is most in ...
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... gods are abandoning him , the stronger his resolution becomes to uphold his obligation to his glory to the end : " Increscunt animi , virescit volnere virtus.37 Throughout the whole story his attitude develops in the direction opposite ...
... gods are abandoning him , the stronger his resolution becomes to uphold his obligation to his glory to the end : " Increscunt animi , virescit volnere virtus.37 Throughout the whole story his attitude develops in the direction opposite ...
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