Udvidet returret til d. 31. januar 2025

Death and the Optimistic Prophecy in Vergil's AENEID - James J. O'Hara - Bog

Bag om Death and the Optimistic Prophecy in Vergil's AENEID

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

Vis mere
  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780691606576
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 220
  • Udgivet:
  • 14. juli 2014
  • Størrelse:
  • 155x234x16 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 342 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 2. december 2024

Normalpris

  • BLACK NOVEMBER

Medlemspris

Prøv i 30 dage for 45 kr.
Herefter fra 79 kr./md. Ingen binding.

Beskrivelse af Death and the Optimistic Prophecy in Vergil's AENEID

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

Brugerbedømmelser af Death and the Optimistic Prophecy in Vergil's AENEID



Find lignende bøger
Bogen Death and the Optimistic Prophecy in Vergil's AENEID findes i følgende kategorier:

Gør som tusindvis af andre bogelskere

Tilmeld dig nyhedsbrevet og få gode tilbud og inspiration til din næste læsning.