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Death and the Optimistic Prophecy in Vergil's AENEID

O'Hara, James J.

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Here James O'Hara shows how the deceptive nature of prophecy in the Aeneid complicates assessment of the poem's attitude toward its hero's achievement and toward the future of Rome under Augustus Caesar. This close study of the language and rhetorical context of the prophecies reveals that they regularly suppress discouraging material: the gods sen

  • Utgivelsesdato:

    14.07.2014

  • ISBN/Varenr:

    9780691606576

  • Språk:

    Engelsk

  • Forlag:

    Princeton University Press

  • Innbinding:

    Heftet

  • Fagtema:

    Litteratur

  • Serie:

    Princeton Legacy Library

  • Litteraturtype:

    Faglitteratur

  • Form:

    Dikt

  • Sider:

    220

  • Høyde:

    23.4 cm

  • Bredde:

    15.5 cm

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