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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... Once again memory is an essential component of Dido's story . It is through a freshly awakened sense of loss that she succumbs to Aeneas ' charms . Once love has entered her heart her body is stirred by longing for a husband . Her ...
... Once again memory is an essential component of Dido's story . It is through a freshly awakened sense of loss that she succumbs to Aeneas ' charms . Once love has entered her heart her body is stirred by longing for a husband . Her ...
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... once Dido confronted Aeneas , furious and bewildered , incapable of listening to reason , so Delmont envisages a Cécile who will refuse to give up her love . When she has been forced to realize that she must accept the situation as ...
... once Dido confronted Aeneas , furious and bewildered , incapable of listening to reason , so Delmont envisages a Cécile who will refuse to give up her love . When she has been forced to realize that she must accept the situation as ...
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... once more the event which has the great has made me in the middle of the ] run risks of every kind greatest dangers I have really [ ... ] These snatches of phrases , although referring to an episode in L.S - M's life , appear five pages ...
... once more the event which has the great has made me in the middle of the ] run risks of every kind greatest dangers I have really [ ... ] These snatches of phrases , although referring to an episode in L.S - M's life , appear five pages ...
Contents
Intertextual Virgil | 16 |
French Virgilian Criticism and the Importance of Broch | 29 |
Songs of War | 57 |
Copyright | |
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