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 43
So there is less immediacy in the establishment of the principle of classical composition , according to which each part receives its true importance only through its relation to the whole . The introduction of a course of events is ...
So there is less immediacy in the establishment of the principle of classical composition , according to which each part receives its true importance only through its relation to the whole . The introduction of a course of events is ...
Page 66
There is no reason to consider the similes less important or less valid because of a later conception . Rather , even as later interpolations they attest to the mature artistry and masterly accomplishment of the poet .
There is no reason to consider the similes less important or less valid because of a later conception . Rather , even as later interpolations they attest to the mature artistry and masterly accomplishment of the poet .
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The turbulent waves of sorrow in Aeneas ' heart ( VIII.19 : " Magno curarum fluctuat aestu " ) become less and less threatening until the god appears and Aeneas addresses him in prayer . The mood of this simile is almost cheerfully ...
The turbulent waves of sorrow in Aeneas ' heart ( VIII.19 : " Magno curarum fluctuat aestu " ) become less and less threatening until the god appears and Aeneas addresses him in prayer . The mood of this simile is almost cheerfully ...
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| Title | The Art of Vergil: Image and Symbol in the Aeneid Volume 117 of Ann Arbor paperbacks University of Michigan classics |
| Author | Viktor Pöschl |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | University of Michigan Press, 1970 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 27 Feb 2008 |
| ISBN | 0472061704, 9780472061709 |
| Length | 216 pages |
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