VIRGIL'S EPIC DESIGNS by Michael C. J. Putnam ( 9780300073539 )

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VIRGIL'S EPIC DESIGNS
EKPHRASIS IN THE AENEID

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Michael C. J. Putnam

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0300073534

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YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

11 August, 1998

Pages:

272

Description:

A study of ekphrasis - a self-contained aside that generates a pause in the narrative to describe a work of art or other object - in Virgil's final masterpiece, the "Aeneid". The author shows how the descriptions provide metaphors for the entire poem and reinforce its ambiguities.

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In his final masterpiece, the Aeneid, Virgil frequently uses ekphrasis-a self-contained aside, a pause to describe a work of art or other object. Virgil's ekphrases incorporate major themes of the epic, enrich the reader's understanding of its meaning, and provide metaphors for the entire poem, says Michael C. J. Putnam in this first comprehensive study of the ekphrases in the Aeneid.

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