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... figures on his cup an allegory of life . The woman with the two lovers , balancing the boy with the two sly foxes represent city and country at play ; while the aged fisherman centrally placed symbolizes the world at work . Virgil's ...
... figures on his cup an allegory of life . The woman with the two lovers , balancing the boy with the two sly foxes represent city and country at play ; while the aged fisherman centrally placed symbolizes the world at work . Virgil's ...
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... figures , and in the review of national heroes in the sixth book there is a splendid sense of Roman greatness , the ... figure of Hannibal , who is the leader of the invading enemy forces , and the idea of collective Roman courage and ...
... figures , and in the review of national heroes in the sixth book there is a splendid sense of Roman greatness , the ... figure of Hannibal , who is the leader of the invading enemy forces , and the idea of collective Roman courage and ...
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... figure stands atop the central rock , dominating the canvas , and a lovely seascape emerges through an opening on the right . ' Poussin sometimes seems to consider his figures as mere accessories , and nature herself drives home the ...
... figure stands atop the central rock , dominating the canvas , and a lovely seascape emerges through an opening on the right . ' Poussin sometimes seems to consider his figures as mere accessories , and nature herself drives home the ...
Contents
The Originality of the Aeneid | 27 |
Virgil and the Flavian Epic | 67 |
Virgil into Dante | 94 |
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