Preliminary -- The story and its subject: Rome -- The hero: Aeneas -- The secondary heroes: Dido and Turnus -- The higher powers : fate and the gods -- Principles of structure: continuity and symmetry -- Poetic expression: language and sensibility -- Making the story: fusion of the legend of Aeneas' coming to Italy with matter from Iliad and Odyssey -- Making an episode: fusion of inherited materials exemplified in the sixth book -- Echoes of history -- Relevant and irrelevant associations, conclusion
Summary
The story and its subject: Rome - The hero: Aeneas - The secondary heroes: Dido and Turnus - The higher powers: Fate and the Gods - Structure: continuity and symmetry - Poetic expression: language and sensibility - Making the story: fusion of the legend of Aeneas' coming to Italy with matter from Iliad and Odyssey - Echoes of history
