The primacy of vision in Virgil's Aeneid

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"The essays in this book, derived from papers presented at the First International Symposium on Philodemus, Vergil, and the Augustans, held in 2000, offer a new baseline for understanding the effect of Philodemus and Epicureanism on both the thought and the poetic practices of Vergil, Horace, a...

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Main Author: Smith, R. Alden
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2005
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Virgil. > Aeneis.
Aeneas (Legendary character) in literature.
Epic poetry, Latin > History and criticism.
Visual perception in literature.
Art and literature > Rome.
Visions in literature.
Vision in literature.
Rome > In literature.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Prophaenomena ad Vergilium
  • Ruse and revelation : visions of the divine and the telos of narrative
  • Vision past and future
  • Hic amor : love, vision, and destiny
  • Vision's victory and the telos of narrative
  • Conclusion.

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