Approaches to Teaching Vergil's Aeneid
by William S. Anderson, Lorina N. Quartarone (Editor)
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Vergil's Aeneid has been the most continually read and discussed work by a Roman author in the history of Western literature. Yet it can be a challenging work to teach-Vergil is a complex, subtle poet; his culture and time are removed from us; and Latin is less studied in college than it was a generation ago. Part 1 of this volume, "Materials," critiques the main English translations, lists reference works and resources (including those on the Internet), and gives an overview of criticism. show more Part 2, "Approaches," strikes a balance between traditional and new approaches to the text. Among the subjects of these essays are Augustan politics, Homeric parallels, key terms (pietas, furor), narrative techniques, uses of simile, images of women, the treatment of warfare, and comparisons of the Aeneid with such works as Dante's Divine Comedy and Milton's Paradise Lost. show lessTags
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- Fiction and Literature, Literature Studies and Criticism, Poetry
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- 873.01 — Literature & rhetoric Latin & Italic literatures Latin epic poetry and fiction to ca. 499, Roman period
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- PA6825 .A75 — Language and Literature Greek language and literature. Latin language and literature Roman literature Individual authors Vergilius Maro, Publius (Virgil)
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