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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... movement and thus contributes to the heightened action . Heinze , the first to inquire into its meaning , concluded that the motif was not fully utilized owing to a " lack of clarity in the treat- ment . " 22 There is , however , no ...
... movement and thus contributes to the heightened action . Heinze , the first to inquire into its meaning , concluded that the motif was not fully utilized owing to a " lack of clarity in the treat- ment . " 22 There is , however , no ...
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... movement is so vivid , the principle of har- monious forms so efficient , and the rhythm , carrying and sweeping away the events like a swollen torrent , so strong , that Latinus is compared to a rock amid the breakers ( VII.586 ff ...
... movement is so vivid , the principle of har- monious forms so efficient , and the rhythm , carrying and sweeping away the events like a swollen torrent , so strong , that Latinus is compared to a rock amid the breakers ( VII.586 ff ...
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... movement . His poetry is an expression of the musical and imaginative side of the Latin people , especially of Italy ... movement of poetic mood is a phenomenon sui generis . The main task of Vergilian criti- cism is to draw this ...
... movement . His poetry is an expression of the musical and imaginative side of the Latin people , especially of Italy ... movement of poetic mood is a phenomenon sui generis . The main task of Vergilian criti- cism is to draw this ...
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