Vida's Christiad and Vergilian Epic, Part 5Discuses Marco Girolamo Vida's epic poem Christiad. |
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Page 37
... style , sometimes pleasant , becomes monotonous . Finally , the whole work is incomplete and only partly relevant to the questions it raises . Vida's deliberate avoidance of theological issues seems to have taken the reality out of the ...
... style , sometimes pleasant , becomes monotonous . Finally , the whole work is incomplete and only partly relevant to the questions it raises . Vida's deliberate avoidance of theological issues seems to have taken the reality out of the ...
Page 120
... style of an individual episode or passage . It is the character of the entire work as well as of the single section which determines the style . Thus , it is not inappropriate in the Christiad to have low characters , though it is ...
... style of an individual episode or passage . It is the character of the entire work as well as of the single section which determines the style . Thus , it is not inappropriate in the Christiad to have low characters , though it is ...
Page 124
... style . Vida at least attempted to make Vergil's style his own ; though he does not attain Vergil's heights , he generally has a respectably unified , adequate , and appropriate style . For all the circumlocution , Vida is capable of ...
... style . Vida at least attempted to make Vergil's style his own ; though he does not attain Vergil's heights , he generally has a respectably unified , adequate , and appropriate style . For all the circumlocution , Vida is capable of ...
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