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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Page 154
... mood in Vergil . The song of Iopas is thus steeped in the mood that domi- nates the end of the first book . It is not a rationalistic allegory , but an element of poetic mood . The labores and errores of the king and the queen are ...
... mood in Vergil . The song of Iopas is thus steeped in the mood that domi- nates the end of the first book . It is not a rationalistic allegory , but an element of poetic mood . The labores and errores of the king and the queen are ...
Page 156
... mood " has become to poetry what “ light ” is to painting . " Mood changes the poetic object just as light clings to the objects of painting and changes and transcends them . " To continue the comparison , Homer belongs to the older ...
... mood " has become to poetry what “ light ” is to painting . " Mood changes the poetic object just as light clings to the objects of painting and changes and transcends them . " To continue the comparison , Homer belongs to the older ...
Page 160
... mood sequence . A beautiful image at the end of a mood unit is a character- istic of most similes . This principle is made most visible by contrast with Homer . The stallion simile ends with the mag- nificent " Luduntque iubae per colla ...
... mood sequence . A beautiful image at the end of a mood unit is a character- istic of most similes . This principle is made most visible by contrast with Homer . The stallion simile ends with the mag- nificent " Luduntque iubae per colla ...
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