Death and the optimistic prophecy in vergil's aeneid
Auteur :
O'Hara, James J.
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691635286
Date de publication :
19 avr. 2016
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
482 g
Format :
B315
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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