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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... storm is a wave breaking against Roman destiny . Many waves will follow and Augustus will subdue them all , thus limiting the Imperium with the ocean and its glory with the stars . The demand made by Goethe upon the drama , that each ...
... storm is a wave breaking against Roman destiny . Many waves will follow and Augustus will subdue them all , thus limiting the Imperium with the ocean and its glory with the stars . The demand made by Goethe upon the drama , that each ...
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... storm sequence ( 1.8–296 ) is significant , therefore , not only as an introduction to the whole but as the first great trial of Aeneas . It is the frontispiece , as it were , of the " Odyssey " half of the poem . The storm is fol ...
... storm sequence ( 1.8–296 ) is significant , therefore , not only as an introduction to the whole but as the first great trial of Aeneas . It is the frontispiece , as it were , of the " Odyssey " half of the poem . The storm is fol ...
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... storm as a beginning symbol represents the poet's intention and is not an arbitrary assumption . As this symbolization is the obvious function of the Allecto scenes which have no Homeric model , the same must be true of the storm ...
... storm as a beginning symbol represents the poet's intention and is not an arbitrary assumption . As this symbolization is the obvious function of the Allecto scenes which have no Homeric model , the same must be true of the storm ...
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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