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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... demonic forces of violence and destruction does not hesitate to call up the spirits of the nether world : " Flectere ... demonic which is the basic theme of the poem , appears and reappears in many variations . The demonic appears in ...
... demonic forces of violence and destruction does not hesitate to call up the spirits of the nether world : " Flectere ... demonic which is the basic theme of the poem , appears and reappears in many variations . The demonic appears in ...
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... demonic force of nature in the first book , then , is paralleled by the demonic force of the historical world in the seventh . And inasmuch as the Iliad is more majestic than the > Odyssey , the “ Iliad , ” or second , half of the ...
... demonic force of nature in the first book , then , is paralleled by the demonic force of the historical world in the seventh . And inasmuch as the Iliad is more majestic than the > Odyssey , the “ Iliad , ” or second , half of the ...
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... demonic forces transmigrating from Allecto into the heart of Turnus , produce a vague picture . The simile repre- sents an interpretation of the demonic powers ' invasion of the hero . It does not represent a physical event and the ...
... demonic forces transmigrating from Allecto into the heart of Turnus , produce a vague picture . The simile repre- sents an interpretation of the demonic powers ' invasion of the hero . It does not represent a physical event and the ...
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