Speeches in vergil's aeneid, the
Auteur :
Highet, Gilbert
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691619491
Date de publication :
8 mars 2015
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
549 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In the Aeneid men, women, gods, and goddesses are characterized by the speeches assigned to them far more than by descriptions of their appearance or behavior. Most of the speeches are highly emotional and individualized, reminding us of the most powerful utterances of Greek tragedy. Gilbert Highet has analyzed all the speeches in the Aeneid, usin