Vergil's Political Commentary in the Eclogues, Georgics and Aeneid
In the book titled Vergil's political commentary in Eclogues, Georgics and Aeneid, the author examines Vergil’s political views by analyzing the whole of the poet’s work. He introduces the notion of the functional model suggesting that the poet often used this instrument when making a political stat...
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| author | Weeda, Leendert |
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| description | In the book titled Vergil's political commentary in Eclogues, Georgics and Aeneid, the author examines Vergil’s political views by analyzing the whole of the poet’s work. He introduces the notion of the functional model suggesting that the poet often used this instrument when making a political statement. New interpretations of a number of the Eclogues and passages of the Georgics and the Aeneid are suggested and the author concludes that Vergil’s political engagement is visible in much of his work. During his whole career the poet was consistent in his views on several major political themes. These varied from, the distress caused by the violation of the countryside during and after the expropriations in the 40s B.C., to the horrors of the civil war and the violence of war in general, and the necessity of strong leadership. Vergil hoped and expected that Octavian would establish peace and order, and he supported a form of hereditary kingship for which he considered Octavian a suitable candidate. He held Cleopatra in high regard, and he appreciated a more meaningful role for women in society. Vergil wrote poetry that supported Augustus, but he had also the courage to criticize Octavian and his policies. He was a commentator with an independent mind and was not a member of Augustus’ putative propaganda machine. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-619472023-12-20T18:09:19Z Vergil's Political Commentary in the Eclogues, Georgics and Aeneid Weeda, Leendert PA Vergil Functional and literary model Commentary on contemporary political issues Augustus and his policy bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science In the book titled Vergil's political commentary in Eclogues, Georgics and Aeneid, the author examines Vergil’s political views by analyzing the whole of the poet’s work. He introduces the notion of the functional model suggesting that the poet often used this instrument when making a political statement. New interpretations of a number of the Eclogues and passages of the Georgics and the Aeneid are suggested and the author concludes that Vergil’s political engagement is visible in much of his work. During his whole career the poet was consistent in his views on several major political themes. These varied from, the distress caused by the violation of the countryside during and after the expropriations in the 40s B.C., to the horrors of the civil war and the violence of war in general, and the necessity of strong leadership. Vergil hoped and expected that Octavian would establish peace and order, and he supported a form of hereditary kingship for which he considered Octavian a suitable candidate. He held Cleopatra in high regard, and he appreciated a more meaningful role for women in society. Vergil wrote poetry that supported Augustus, but he had also the courage to criticize Octavian and his policies. He was a commentator with an independent mind and was not a member of Augustus’ putative propaganda machine. 2021-02-12T07:29:24Z 2021-02-12T07:29:24Z 2015-08-11 08:52:53 2015 book 17361 9783110456134 9783110426427 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/61947 eng image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110426427 De Gruyter 10.1515/9783110426427 10.1515/9783110426427 af2fbfcc-ee87-43d8-a035-afb9d7eef6a5 9783110456134 9783110426427 183 open access |
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| title | Vergil's Political Commentary in the Eclogues, Georgics and Aeneid |
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| title_short | Vergil's Political Commentary in the Eclogues, Georgics and Aeneid |
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| topic | PA Vergil Functional and literary model Commentary on contemporary political issues Augustus and his policy bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science |
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