Death and the Optimistic Prophecy in Vergil's AENEID - Princeton Legacy Library - James J. O'Hara - Books - Princeton University Press - 9780691606576 - July 14, 2014
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Death and the Optimistic Prophecy in Vergil's AENEID - Princeton Legacy Library

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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


220 pages, black & white illustrations

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released July 14, 2014
ISBN13 9780691606576
Publishers Princeton University Press
Pages 220
Dimensions 155 × 234 × 16 mm   ·   342 g
Language English  

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