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Page xvi
... Meaning of their Invocation of Supernatural aid • Varieties of religious feeling and belief in the Augustan Age Rustic Paganism of Italy . PAGE 211 212 213 214-229 214 215 216 217 218 218 219 Religious elements in Greek speculative ...
... Meaning of their Invocation of Supernatural aid • Varieties of religious feeling and belief in the Augustan Age Rustic Paganism of Italy . PAGE 211 212 213 214-229 214 215 216 217 218 218 219 Religious elements in Greek speculative ...
Page xviii
... meaning of the Roman idea of Fate Influence of this idea on the religious motives of the poem Ethical aspect of religion in the Aeneid III . Place assigned to Augustus in the Aeneid Augustus the typical embodiment of Roman imperialism ...
... meaning of the Roman idea of Fate Influence of this idea on the religious motives of the poem Ethical aspect of religion in the Aeneid III . Place assigned to Augustus in the Aeneid Augustus the typical embodiment of Roman imperialism ...
Page 43
... thoughts on human destiny . The Alex- andrians , and those Greek writers who came long after them , such as Quintus Calaber and Nonnus , did not seek to impart any recondite meaning to the legends which GENERAL INTRODUCTION . 43.
... thoughts on human destiny . The Alex- andrians , and those Greek writers who came long after them , such as Quintus Calaber and Nonnus , did not seek to impart any recondite meaning to the legends which GENERAL INTRODUCTION . 43.
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William Young Sellar. seek to impart any recondite meaning to the legends which they revived , but rather to divest them of any sacred or ethical associations , and to present them to their readers simply as bright and marvellous tales ...
William Young Sellar. seek to impart any recondite meaning to the legends which they revived , but rather to divest them of any sacred or ethical associations , and to present them to their readers simply as bright and marvellous tales ...
Page 77
... meaning half - concealed by the well - tempered beauty and musical charm of language . The style of Virgil is the fruit of long reflection , and it requires long reflection and familiarity to draw out all its meaning . The word ...
... meaning half - concealed by the well - tempered beauty and musical charm of language . The style of Virgil is the fruit of long reflection , and it requires long reflection and familiarity to draw out all its meaning . The word ...
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