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Death and the Optimistic Prophecy in Vergil's AENEID
part of the Princeton Legacy Library series
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Pages:
- 220
- Published:
- July 13, 2014
- Dimensions:
- 155x234x16 mm.
- Weight:
- 342 g.
Delivery:
2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 12, 2024
Description of Death and the Optimistic Prophecy in Vergil's AENEID
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
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