Death and the Optimistic Prophecy in Vergil's Aeneid. - O'HARA, J.,
KORTE INHOUD
'The prophecies of the 'Aeneid' continue to be investigated by scholars (...), and O'Hara's well-written and scholarly book shows that there is still much to say. His central thesis is that the prophecies of the 'Aeneid' generally mislead both their hearers and their readers into false expectations; undesirable material, such as forthcoming deaths, is frequently and deliberately excluded; and inconsistencies in prophetic contexts have a dark rather than casual significance. (...) This is a book of many virtues: clear, well-documented, analytical, and always asking pertinent questions. It will be very useful for teaching and research on the 'Aeneid.' (S.J. HARRISON in The Classical Review (New Series), 1991, pp.327-328.
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1990Uitgever: Princeton University press207 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0691068151ISBN-13: 9780691068152Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Princeton, 1990. XI,207p. Original cloth with dust wrps. Spine gilt titled.Antiquarian Titel: Death and the Optimistic Prophecy in Vergil's Aeneid. Auteur: O'HARA, J.,
'The prophecies of the 'Aeneid' continue to be investigated by scholars (...), and O'Hara's well-written and scholarly book shows that there is still much to say. His central thesis is that the prophecies of the 'Aeneid' generally mislead both their hearers and their readers into false expectations; undesirable material, such as forthcoming de...
'The prophecies of the 'Aeneid' continue to be investigated by scholars (...), and O'Hara's well-written and scholarly book shows that there is still much to say. His central thesis is that the prophecies of the 'Aeneid' generally mislead both their hearers and their readers into false expectations; undesirable material, such as forthcoming de...
