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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... described with a similar image : I.119 : Arma virum tabulaeque et Troia gaza per undas This is an echo of the " correpta sub undis scuta virum . " And in it the struggle for a homogeneity of imagery and unity > of key is clearly visible ...
... described with a similar image : I.119 : Arma virum tabulaeque et Troia gaza per undas This is an echo of the " correpta sub undis scuta virum . " And in it the struggle for a homogeneity of imagery and unity > of key is clearly visible ...
Page 96
... described as follows : VII.785 : His tall helmet was crowned by a triple plume and sup- ported a Chimaera breathing Etna's fires from its jaws ; and ever louder it roared , and madder grew the menace of its flames as grimmer grew the ...
... described as follows : VII.785 : His tall helmet was crowned by a triple plume and sup- ported a Chimaera breathing Etna's fires from its jaws ; and ever louder it roared , and madder grew the menace of its flames as grimmer grew the ...
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... described in the image of a winter river destroying bridges and fences round " fertile fields . " 56. The development goes from this abruptum agmen and abrupto sidere nimbus to Aeneas ' spear bringing doom to Turnus atri turbinis instar ...
... described in the image of a winter river destroying bridges and fences round " fertile fields . " 56. The development goes from this abruptum agmen and abrupto sidere nimbus to Aeneas ' spear bringing doom to Turnus atri turbinis instar ...
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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