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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... gesture of madly rushing to the wall , with the nurse carrying the child , her gentle and passionate soul is given ex- pression . The poet need say nothing of her love , for the gesture expresses it better than words could . This is our ...
... gesture of madly rushing to the wall , with the nurse carrying the child , her gentle and passionate soul is given ex- pression . The poet need say nothing of her love , for the gesture expresses it better than words could . This is our ...
Page 48
... gesture , where a gesture reflects an inner attitude . No doubt the metaphor of the “ ship of life ” ( and " state " ) , familiar to Greek thought and to Mediterranean eyes , influenced this passage.30 There is also a metaphorical tie ...
... gesture , where a gesture reflects an inner attitude . No doubt the metaphor of the “ ship of life ” ( and " state " ) , familiar to Greek thought and to Mediterranean eyes , influenced this passage.30 There is also a metaphorical tie ...
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... gesture of harmonious loving ten- derness ( " paulum lacrimis et mente morata ... dulces exu- viae ” ) . Just so , her parting gesture in the underworld , after a brief hesitation , expresses proud implacability ( IV.469 ff . ) . Thus ...
... gesture of harmonious loving ten- derness ( " paulum lacrimis et mente morata ... dulces exu- viae ” ) . Just so , her parting gesture in the underworld , after a brief hesitation , expresses proud implacability ( IV.469 ff . ) . Thus ...
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