Virgil's gaze: nation and poetry in the aeneid
Auteur :
Reed, Joseph D
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691170916
Date de publication :
26 juil. 2016
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
369 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Virgil's Aeneid invites its reader to identify with the Roman nation whose origins and destiny it celebrates. But, as J. D. Reed argues in Virgil's Gaze, the great Roman epic satisfies this identification only indirectly--if at all. In retelling the story of Aeneas' foundational journey from Troy to Italy, Virgil defines Roman national identity onl