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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... tragic figure . But the one does not exclude the other . Indeed , if not depicted as " the enemy of the State , " he is shown as the embodiment of furor impius . Nevertheless , he is simul- taneously a victim of tragic delusion . The ...
... tragic figure . But the one does not exclude the other . Indeed , if not depicted as " the enemy of the State , " he is shown as the embodiment of furor impius . Nevertheless , he is simul- taneously a victim of tragic delusion . The ...
Page 106
... tragic interpretation of the events.30 Although there is much fighting and murdering in the ninth book , the only real tragedy is the death of the two friends , Nisus and Eu - X ryalus . The tenth book begins right away with the tragic ...
... tragic interpretation of the events.30 Although there is much fighting and murdering in the ninth book , the only real tragedy is the death of the two friends , Nisus and Eu - X ryalus . The tenth book begins right away with the tragic ...
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Image and Symbol in the Aeneid Viktor Pöschl. To elicit tragic fear and tragic pity , Vergil also wants to show Turnus ' god - willed weakness . When Turnus falls , the Rutulians rise with a single cry of grief echoed in all nature in ...
Image and Symbol in the Aeneid Viktor Pöschl. To elicit tragic fear and tragic pity , Vergil also wants to show Turnus ' god - willed weakness . When Turnus falls , the Rutulians rise with a single cry of grief echoed in all nature in ...
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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