Virgil's Epic Designs: Ekphrasis in the Aeneid
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Author(s)Michael C. J. Putnam
PublisherYale University Press
ISBN / ASIN0300073534
ISBN-139780300073539
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Sales Rank2,112,374
CategoryLiterary Criticism
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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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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