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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... Achilles — the knowledge of tragic destiny overwhelms the present . Sometimes , as in Zeus's speech to Achilles ' horses , words expressing the poet's awareness of human tragedy are put into a god's mouth . But even though Homer's ...
... Achilles — the knowledge of tragic destiny overwhelms the present . Sometimes , as in Zeus's speech to Achilles ' horses , words expressing the poet's awareness of human tragedy are put into a god's mouth . But even though Homer's ...
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... Achilles in his conversation with Thetis , he decides on a glorious death of his own free will . He repeats what has been called Achilles ' " tragic prohairesis . ” In the following arming scene his fighting passion amounts almost 112 ...
... Achilles in his conversation with Thetis , he decides on a glorious death of his own free will . He repeats what has been called Achilles ' " tragic prohairesis . ” In the following arming scene his fighting passion amounts almost 112 ...
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... Achilles . His misery at the thought of the shameful , helpless death of his comrades echoes the scene between Homer's hero and his mother . " Thetis answered , weeping , ' You have not long to live , my child , if you say that . Quick ...
... Achilles . His misery at the thought of the shameful , helpless death of his comrades echoes the scene between Homer's hero and his mother . " Thetis answered , weeping , ' You have not long to live , my child , if you say that . Quick ...
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Achilles Aeneas Aeneid Aeolus Allecto animi Antike Apollonius Apollonius Rhodius appears aristeia artistic Ascanius atque attitude basic battle beauty beginning Camilla Carthage Cato character climax connected contrast dark death decision demonic destiny Diana Dido Dido and Aeneas Dido's divine Ennius epic Eurotae expression fata fate feeling fight followed fortuna Georgics gesture glory goddess gods Goethe grandeur Greek grief guilt heart Hector Heinze hero hero's heroic hinc Homer human Iliad inner interpretation Iopas Italian Juno Juno's Jupiter Jupiter's Juturna Latinus light meaning Mezentius mood motif movement nature Odyssey Pallas passion Phegeus poet poet's poetic poetry quam queen Roman Rome Rutulians Sainte-Beuve scene sense sequence Servius simile sixth book sorrow soul speech Stoic sublime suffering symbol temple tion tragedy tragic Trojan Troy true Turnus Venus Vergil Vergil's art Vergilian verses waves whole poem words