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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Page 65
... queen inspecting the building per- formance and the goddess , leading the performance of the Oreads on the banks of the Eurotas and the ridges of Cynthos , is excellent ; not only the queen grows thereby in stature , but the activity ...
... queen inspecting the building per- formance and the goddess , leading the performance of the Oreads on the banks of the Eurotas and the ridges of Cynthos , is excellent ; not only the queen grows thereby in stature , but the activity ...
Page 69
... queen's virtues are revealed in symbolic gestures : in the first verse , pietas ; in the second , maiestas and dignitas ; iustitia , in the third and fourth . The relation of the queen to the divine powers is expressed in the image of ...
... queen's virtues are revealed in symbolic gestures : in the first verse , pietas ; in the second , maiestas and dignitas ; iustitia , in the third and fourth . The relation of the queen to the divine powers is expressed in the image of ...
Page 70
... queen and her patron goddess is made visible , for enthroned in the temple the queen is a human representative of Juno . In the further course of the story , the queen's piety and realization of religious duty play a large part . The ...
... queen and her patron goddess is made visible , for enthroned in the temple the queen is a human representative of Juno . In the further course of the story , the queen's piety and realization of religious duty play a large part . The ...
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