Virgil, Aeneid, 4.1-299. Latin Text, Study Questions, Commentary and Interpretative Essays
Love and tragedy dominate book four of Virgil's most powerful work, building on the violent emotions invoked by the storms, battles, warring gods, and monster-plagued wanderings of the epic's opening.Destined to be the founder of Roman culture, Aeneas, nudged by the gods, decides to leave...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Ebooks |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Get Fulltext |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | Love and tragedy dominate book four of Virgil's most powerful work, building on the violent emotions invoked by the storms, battles, warring gods, and monster-plagued wanderings of the epic's opening.Destined to be the founder of Roman culture, Aeneas, nudged by the gods, decides to leave his beloved Dido, causing her suicide in pursuit of his historical destiny. A dark plot, in which erotic passion culminates in sex, and sex leads to tragedy and death in the human realm, unfolds within the larger horizon of a supernatural sphere, dominated by power-conscious divinities. Dido is Aeneas' most significant other, and in their encounter Virgil explores timeless themes of love and loyalty, fate and fortune, the justice of the gods, imperial ambition and its victims, and ethnic differences. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | http://oer.library.unej.ac.id//index.php?p=show_detail&id=2860 870 GIL v |