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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... concept of perfection ex- cludes by definition the concept of originality ! Not surprisingly , therefore , the Romans were the first to fashion the " Classical " concept as one of “ standard ” and to make it bear fruit in their reaction ...
... concept of perfection ex- cludes by definition the concept of originality ! Not surprisingly , therefore , the Romans were the first to fashion the " Classical " concept as one of “ standard ” and to make it bear fruit in their reaction ...
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... concept of war as a creation of Hell , a godless crime and sin- ful mania.27 For such a presentation he could borrow nothing of value from Homer to whom this concept was alien . The three scenes are composed with a rising pitch ...
... concept of war as a creation of Hell , a godless crime and sin- ful mania.27 For such a presentation he could borrow nothing of value from Homer to whom this concept was alien . The three scenes are composed with a rising pitch ...
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... concepts of Greek beauty . If only someone would dare to discard the concept and even the word , identical as it has become with all those false con- cepts , and to put truth in its place , as is only fair ! " Rather than banishing ...
... concepts of Greek beauty . If only someone would dare to discard the concept and even the word , identical as it has become with all those false con- cepts , and to put truth in its place , as is only fair ! " Rather than banishing ...
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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