| Description |
1 online resource (287) |
| Contents |
Abbreviations; Introduction; PART I. The Aeneid and Roman Identity; CHAPTER 1. Vergills Aeneid in Roman Imperial Culture; CHAPTER 2. Poetry, Power, and the Emotions; PART 2. The Reader's Subject Position; CHAPTER 3. The Gaze; CHAPTER 4. The Spectacle of Emotions; PART 3. Gender and Ethnicity; CHAPTER 5. Gendered Emotions; CHAPTER 6. Gendered Ethnicity; CHAPTER 7. Cleopatra and the Politics of Gendered Ethnicity; CHAPTER 8. Romanitas; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; List of Passages Cited; Index |
| Summary |
As the most widely read Roman poem in antiquity, the Aeneid was indelibly burned into the memories of generations of Roman school children. In her new book, Yasmin Syed analyzes the formative influence the poem exerted on its broad audience of educated Romans. Syed analyzes Roman pedagogy and reading practices as well as ancient beliefs about the powerful influence of poetry. Her study considers these cultural components together with the aspects of identity that define the Aeneid's characters. By doing so, Syed shows how Vergil's ancient audiences saw themselves--their experiences, goals, and values--reflected in the poem and guided by it. In particular, Syed's treatment of gender and ethnicity brings to light the key role of Vergil's poem in the formation of Romanity. Yasmin Syed is Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of California, Berkeley |
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Virgil. Aeneis.
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Aeneas (Legendary character) fast (OCoLC)fst00798041 |
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Aeneis (Virgil) fast (OCoLC)fst01356034 |
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Epic poetry, Latin -- History and criticism
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Aeneas (Legendary character) in literature
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Identity (Psychology) in literature.
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National characteristics, Roman.
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Literature and society -- Rome
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Group identity in literature.
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Ethnic groups in literature.
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Authors and readers -- Rome
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Sex role in literature.
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Self in literature.
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Authors and readers.
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Epic poetry, Latin.
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Ethnic groups in literature.
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Group identity in literature.
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Identity (Psychology) in literature.
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Literature.
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Literature and society.
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National characteristics, Roman.
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Self in literature.
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Sex role in literature.
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Rome (Empire)
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1282594087 |
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9781282594081 |
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