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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... human level Aeneas , as the personification of things Roman , meets this very real blow of fate with the firm resolve to strive on through all dangers ( I.204 ff . ) , while on the divine level Jupiter reveals the solution of the ...
... human level Aeneas , as the personification of things Roman , meets this very real blow of fate with the firm resolve to strive on through all dangers ( I.204 ff . ) , while on the divine level Jupiter reveals the solution of the ...
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... human life as well . Indeed , it is a symbol of the tragedy in all nature and is found in its most sublime expression in the Georgics.16 Alone , neither of these interpretations would do justice to the poetic depth of the Aeneid ...
... human life as well . Indeed , it is a symbol of the tragedy in all nature and is found in its most sublime expression in the Georgics.16 Alone , neither of these interpretations would do justice to the poetic depth of the Aeneid ...
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... human representative of Juno . In the further course of the story , the queen's piety and realization of religious ... humanity , already recognized by Aeneas from the Trojan war reliefs , 23 is at its most beautiful and pure , first in ...
... human representative of Juno . In the further course of the story , the queen's piety and realization of religious ... humanity , already recognized by Aeneas from the Trojan war reliefs , 23 is at its most beautiful and pure , first in ...
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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