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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... less important or less valid because of a later con- ception . Rather , even as later interpolations they attest to the mature artistry and masterly accomplishment of the poet . The Diana simile expresses a material event , that is ...
... less important or less valid because of a later con- ception . Rather , even as later interpolations they attest to the mature artistry and masterly accomplishment of the poet . The Diana simile expresses a material event , that is ...
Page 146
... less and less threatening until the god appears and Aeneas addresses him in prayer . The mood of this simile is almost cheerfully contemplative and as such acts as an agent for reducing tension to tran- quillity , thus creating a quiet ...
... less and less threatening until the god appears and Aeneas addresses him in prayer . The mood of this simile is almost cheerfully contemplative and as such acts as an agent for reducing tension to tran- quillity , thus creating a quiet ...
Page 201
... less Homer's μετ ' ἤθεα καὶ νόμον ἵππων means the same . This is also true of luxurians . Vergil has added it to stress the blind passion of the hero . Vergil characteristically closes with a splendid picture ( luduntque jubae per colla ...
... less Homer's μετ ' ἤθεα καὶ νόμον ἵππων means the same . This is also true of luxurians . Vergil has added it to stress the blind passion of the hero . Vergil characteristically closes with a splendid picture ( luduntque jubae per colla ...
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