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Death and the Optimistic Prophecy in Vergil's AENEID

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Main Details

Title Death and the Optimistic Prophecy in Vergil's AENEID
Authors and Contributors      By (author) James J. O'Hara
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:220
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenrePoetry by individual poets
ISBN/Barcode 9780691635286
ClassificationsDewey:873.01
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details
Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 19 April 2016
Publication Country United States

Description

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