Vida's Christiad and Vergilian Epic, Part 5Discuses Marco Girolamo Vida's epic poem Christiad. |
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... allegory an excuse for bad poetry . 47 For Petrarch and Boccaccio , allegory was a mode of discourse which contained the essential justification of poetry . Thus , in the Africa , Petrarch emphasized the possi- bilities : Non illa ...
... allegory an excuse for bad poetry . 47 For Petrarch and Boccaccio , allegory was a mode of discourse which contained the essential justification of poetry . Thus , in the Africa , Petrarch emphasized the possi- bilities : Non illa ...
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... allegory , Aeneas proceeds from the life of the senses ( Troy ) through political activity ( Carthage ) to the ... allegory more respectable ; his contribution was to unify the principles of art with the allegorical reading . A ...
... allegory , Aeneas proceeds from the life of the senses ( Troy ) through political activity ( Carthage ) to the ... allegory more respectable ; his contribution was to unify the principles of art with the allegorical reading . A ...
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... allegory " is problematic ; certainly , the Christiad is constructed on a design that has some elements in common with allegory . But any suggestions of “ influence ” here must be very tentative ; Vida's only remarks on the matter are ...
... allegory " is problematic ; certainly , the Christiad is constructed on a design that has some elements in common with allegory . But any suggestions of “ influence ” here must be very tentative ; Vida's only remarks on the matter are ...
Contents
LIFE AND WORKS | 1 |
VIDAs Ars poetica AND VERGILIAN HUMANISM | 40 |
THE VERGILIAN FRAMEWORK | 87 |
Copyright | |
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Aeneas Aeneas's Aeneid Alberson allegory allusion angels Apostles Ascension atque attempts Bembo Book character Christ Christiad Christian epic Cicchitelli classical clearly contrast Cremona critics Dante death devils diction discourse divine earth echoes edition effect ekphrasis elegance epic poetry episode exile Father Gatta Gospel GSLI Harrowing of Hell haud heaven hell hero Homer human humanists hymn Iliad imagery imitation Improperia ingens ipse Jerusalem Jews John Joseph Judas Juvencus Landino Last Supper Latin lines M. G. Vida magis Mary mihi moral Moroncini narrative Novati nunc Old Testament omnes omnia pagan passage pater Petrarch Pilate Pilate's poem poet poetica poetry Politia priests prophecy quae quam Quattrocento Quintilian quod rerum Roman Rome Salutati Sannazaro says scene semper similes spirit Statius structure style suggests symbolic temple thematic theme tibi tradition Trojans Turnus Vegio Vergil Vergilian Vida's Vida's epic whole words Zabughin Zumbini