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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... represents the enemies of the Roman state ( VIII.668 ff . — This was excluded from Book VI for " chrono- logical reasons " ) . Thus , Dante's idea of having great po- litical criminals do penance in purgatory is founded on Vergil ...
... represents the enemies of the Roman state ( VIII.668 ff . — This was excluded from Book VI for " chrono- logical reasons " ) . Thus , Dante's idea of having great po- litical criminals do penance in purgatory is founded on Vergil ...
Page 79
... represent war , then Dido's wanderings and the deer simile represent the power of Eros : IV.66 : There lay no help for ... represents a particular point in the story and at the same time is a symbol of a psychophysical event . Pas- sion ...
... represent war , then Dido's wanderings and the deer simile represent the power of Eros : IV.66 : There lay no help for ... represents a particular point in the story and at the same time is a symbol of a psychophysical event . Pas- sion ...
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... represents Italy in its original power - before any contact with a higher ideal . Roman grandeur springs from two elements , both of which are necessary and valuable : Aeneas ' religious and moral mission , which is symbolic of the idea ...
... represents Italy in its original power - before any contact with a higher ideal . Roman grandeur springs from two elements , both of which are necessary and valuable : Aeneas ' religious and moral mission , which is symbolic of the idea ...
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