Vida's Christiad and Vergilian Epic, Part 5Discuses Marco Girolamo Vida's epic poem Christiad. |
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Page 133
... similes of birds and animals , tame like the dove , sheep , or deer , fierce like the hawk , wolf , or lion , as ... similes are scattered more or less evenly through the six books ; their total bulk - some 400 lines out of 6000 is not ...
... similes of birds and animals , tame like the dove , sheep , or deer , fierce like the hawk , wolf , or lion , as ... similes are scattered more or less evenly through the six books ; their total bulk - some 400 lines out of 6000 is not ...
Page 139
... similes in supporting and developing tone . The similes which Joseph uses in Book III , for instance , have a gentleness and charm perfectly consonant with the narrative they illustrate ; the similes in Book VI , on the other hand , are ...
... similes in supporting and developing tone . The similes which Joseph uses in Book III , for instance , have a gentleness and charm perfectly consonant with the narrative they illustrate ; the similes in Book VI , on the other hand , are ...
Page 326
... similes : GSLI , XXXI ( 1898 ) , 368 ; and see Bonaventura Zumbini , Studi sul Petrarca ( Florence , 1895 ) , pp . 143-144 . But Cicchitelli finds some of the " best passages " of the poem in the similes — pp . 382-383 ; he is bothered ...
... similes : GSLI , XXXI ( 1898 ) , 368 ; and see Bonaventura Zumbini , Studi sul Petrarca ( Florence , 1895 ) , pp . 143-144 . But Cicchitelli finds some of the " best passages " of the poem in the similes — pp . 382-383 ; he is bothered ...
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