Vergil's Aeneid and the Roman self :: subject and nation in literary discourse /

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 readin...

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1. Verfasser: Syed, Yasmin, 1964- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Latin
Veröffentlicht: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2005.
Schriftenreihe:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (277 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-268) and index.
ISBN:9780472025695
0472025694
1282594087
9781282594081
9786612594083
661259408X

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