Further Voices in Vergil''s Aeneid

Zusatztext this is a valuable and perpetually provoking book, reviving some sound older views and contributing much of novelty, and will be essential reading for Virgilians Klappentext There is in The Aeneid one "voice" that Vergil wishes us to hear! what may be called the epic voice! not shocking in tone and substance! even patriotic and inspiriting. But there are in addition "further voices" which Vergil incorporates into his great epic! and these may be disturbing! even shocking! as they add to! comment upon! question! and occasionally subvert the implications of the epic voice. This book provides the first in-depth analysis of these "further voices!" illuminating with unusual clarity Vergil's method of composition and yielding an intimate glimpse into the working of his mind. Lyne has translated all Latin quotes! making the book accessible to readers with little or no knowledge of classical languages. Zusammenfassung An analysis of Vergil's epic poem, which explores the secondary narrators whose voices can be heard throughout the work. The author examines Vergil's method of using such further voices to comment upon, question or occasionally subvert the epic's main narrator.

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• Autori: R. O. A. M. Lyne, R. O. A. M. (Fellow and Tutor in Classics Lyne, R.o.a.m. Lyne
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 12.11.1992
• EAN: 9780198140924
• ISBN: 978-0-19-814092-4
• Pagine: 262
• Serie: Clarendon Paperbacks; Clarendon Paperbacks
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica classica; Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, Ancient Greece, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form