The Speeches in Vergil’s "Aeneid"

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The Speeches in Vergil’s "Aeneid"

Name: The Speeches in Vergil’s "Aeneid"
ISBN: 9780691062341

Gilbert Highet

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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 theAeneid, using statistical techniques as well as more traditional methods of scholarship. He has classified the speeches; identified their models in earlier Greek and Latin literature; analyzed their structure; and discussed their importance in the portrayal of character. He finds that Vergil used standard rhetorical devices with discretion, and that his models were poets rather than orators. Nevertheless, this study shows Vergil to have been a master dramatist as well as a great epic poet.

Категорії:

Poetry - Ancient & Classical Poetry

Рік:

1972

Видавництво:

Princeton University Press

Мова:

english

Сторінки:

392

ISBN 10:

069106234X