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... contest ( Iliad 23 . 653-99 ; Argonautica II . 1-163 ) and Virgil followed their example ( Aeneid 5. 362-484 ) , but he converted what was in them a simply physical action into something of a psychological drama . In Homer and ...
... contest ( Iliad 23 . 653-99 ; Argonautica II . 1-163 ) and Virgil followed their example ( Aeneid 5. 362-484 ) , but he converted what was in them a simply physical action into something of a psychological drama . In Homer and ...
Page 274
... contest ) are centred on the Sicilians , Entellus and Acestes . Furthermore , the games are arranged in a kind of emotional crescendo so that the last two and , particularly , the last of all ( the archery contest ) constitute the ...
... contest ) are centred on the Sicilians , Entellus and Acestes . Furthermore , the games are arranged in a kind of emotional crescendo so that the last two and , particularly , the last of all ( the archery contest ) constitute the ...
Page 352
... contest of Aeneas with Mezentius and Lausus ( 689-908 ) ( i ) Aristeiai of Mezentius ( 689-746 ) ( ii ) The battle evened : stalemate ( 747-61 ) ( iii ) First contest of Mezentius and Aeneas ( 762-90 ) ( iv ) Battle of Aeneas and Lausus ...
... contest of Aeneas with Mezentius and Lausus ( 689-908 ) ( i ) Aristeiai of Mezentius ( 689-746 ) ( ii ) The battle evened : stalemate ( 747-61 ) ( iii ) First contest of Mezentius and Aeneas ( 762-90 ) ( iv ) Battle of Aeneas and Lausus ...
Contents
The Mystery of the Aeneid I | 1 |
From Homer to Virgil The Obsolescence of Epic | 5 |
The Subjective Style | 41 |
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