Aeneas Takes the Metro: The Presence of Virgil in Twentieth-century French LiteratureThis study traces Virgil's journey through twentieth-century France by examining his profile in the works of Gide, Aragon, Valery, Pagnol, Klossowski, Butor, Simon and Pinget, and by looking at how their Virgilian appropriations complement and modify current readings of the "Aeneid" and other works. His presence in these works provides insights not only into modern French culture but into the Virgilian oeuvre itself. This process of mutual illumination is highlighted in Cox's argument by theories of intertextuality and dialogism. Although Virgil's presence in French literature is characterized by its focus on exile and uncertainty, Cox's study reaffirms the multivalency of this great European poet and his continuing relevance at the turn of the millennium. |
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... looks at the poem from the point of view of the body , focusing in particular on scenes of violence and beauty . Despite these more recent developments , however , classicists have been more concerned to preserve the Virgil of the ...
... looks at the poem from the point of view of the body , focusing in particular on scenes of violence and beauty . Despite these more recent developments , however , classicists have been more concerned to preserve the Virgil of the ...
Page 69
... looks to his love for Elsa as the star which will guide him from the night of shipwreck : Il advint qu'un beau soir l'univers se brisa Sur des récifs que les naufrageurs enflammèrent Moi je voyais briller au - dessus de la mer Les yeux ...
... looks to his love for Elsa as the star which will guide him from the night of shipwreck : Il advint qu'un beau soir l'univers se brisa Sur des récifs que les naufrageurs enflammèrent Moi je voyais briller au - dessus de la mer Les yeux ...
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... looks back to the lovelorn Corydon of the second Bucolic . The text moves towards the sixth Bucolic where the satyr , Silenus , is visited in his cave and prevailed upon to tell a tale . He begins to sing the history of the world ...
... looks back to the lovelorn Corydon of the second Bucolic . The text moves towards the sixth Bucolic where the satyr , Silenus , is visited in his cave and prevailed upon to tell a tale . He begins to sing the history of the world ...
Contents
Intertextual Virgil | 16 |
French Virgilian Criticism and the Importance of Broch | 29 |
Songs of War | 57 |
Copyright | |
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Aeneas Aeneid already appears Aragon becomes beginning Broch Bucolics c'est centre characters Christian circle close create dans death Delmont depicts Dido epic evokes exile eyes fama fata fate figure final France French future Gide human indicates intertextual Italy journey Klossowski L'Apocryphe language Latin leaves light lines literary literature lives meaning memory narrative nature never night novel observes œuvre once opening Paris passage past pastoral perceived Pinget poem poet poetry possible present Press qu'il reader recalls references Roman Rome sense shade shepherd shield similar Simon sing song stars story suggests takes temps throughout tout tradition translation turn twentieth century Underworld University Valéry vers Virgil Virgilian voice whole writing Yeux