Vida's Christiad and Vergilian Epic, Part 5Discuses Marco Girolamo Vida's epic poem Christiad. |
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... important source is Quintilian's Institutiones oratoriae . For Book I , Plutarch is of some importance , as are Vergerio's De ingenuis moribus , the De educatione liberorum of Piccolomini and that of Vegio , and Matteo Palmieri's Vita ...
... important source is Quintilian's Institutiones oratoriae . For Book I , Plutarch is of some importance , as are Vergerio's De ingenuis moribus , the De educatione liberorum of Piccolomini and that of Vegio , and Matteo Palmieri's Vita ...
Page 199
... importance of theme in the epic poem . Bowra's remark about Aeneas applies fully to Vida's Christ : " Virgil has put so much into Aeneas that he has hardly made him a living man . But though he lacks human solidity , he is important as ...
... importance of theme in the epic poem . Bowra's remark about Aeneas applies fully to Vida's Christ : " Virgil has put so much into Aeneas that he has hardly made him a living man . But though he lacks human solidity , he is important as ...
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... important task for Aeneas throughout the poem is to conquer the irrational , particularly in himself . The audacity ... importance . Turnus in the second half of the poem is fiercely irrational- possessed by Allecto , defying the oracles ...
... important task for Aeneas throughout the poem is to conquer the irrational , particularly in himself . The audacity ... importance . Turnus in the second half of the poem is fiercely irrational- possessed by Allecto , defying the oracles ...
Contents
LIFE AND WORKS | 1 |
VIDAs Ars poetica AND VERGILIAN HUMANISM | 40 |
THE VERGILIAN FRAMEWORK | 87 |
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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