Virgil's epic technique / by Richard Heinze ; translated by Hazel and David Harvey and Fred Robertson ; with a preface by Antonie Wlosok.

Author
Heinze, Richard, 1867-1929 [Browse]
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London : Bristol Classical Press, 1993.
Description
xiv, 396 pages ; 24 cm

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    Richard Heinze provides a remarkable insight into the problems Virgil faced. He identifies certain themes now accepted as central to Virgil's epic vision, among them the subordination of event to eotion; the way in which the poet justifies Aeneas' unheroic flight from Troy; the role of prophecy; and the virtues that make Dido uniquely worthy of Aeneas' love. Heinze was a man of refined literary judgment who wrote in a clear and unpretentious style. This translation from the German is a basic text for students as well as for scholars. -- Back cover.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Preface to the 1st edition
    • Preface to the 2nd edition
    • Preface to the 3rd edition
    • Translators' note
    • Preface to the present edition by Antoine Wlosok
    • Part I. The fall of Troy
    • The wanderings of Aeneas
    • Dido
    • The games
    • Aeneas in Latium
    • Part II. The creative method
    • Invention
    • Presentation
    • Composition
    • Virgil's aims
    • Index of names and topics.
    ISBN
    • 185399281X
    • 9781853992810
    • 1853995797
    • 9781853995798
    LCCN
    94144785
    OCLC
    29749122
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