The art of Vergil; image and symbol in the Aeneid
Viktor Pöschl (Author), Gerda M. Seligson (Translator)
In a discussion in which a comparison of Vergil and Homer becomes the pivot of criticism, the author analyzes basic themes, outlines the Vergilian structure, and indicates the way in which the characters and the events concerning them are related to the whole poem. The author shows how Vergil enlarged upon Homeric similes until they became transparent signs for inner events. He also examines the architecturally structured sequence of mood and argues that, since Vergil, mood has become to poetry what light is to painting
Print Book, English, [1962]
University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, [1962]
Criticism, interpretation, etc
216 pages 22 cm
9780472047352, 9780472061709, 0472047353, 0472061704
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Basic themes
The principal figures
Artistic principles
Translation of Die Dichtkunst Virgils
Translation of Die Dichtkunst Virgils