The speeches in Vergil's Aeneid / Gilbert Highet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Highet, Gilbert, 1906-1978, author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin--History and criticism.

Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin.

Epic poetry, Latin--History and criticism.

Epic poetry, Latin.

Oral communication in literature.

Speech in literature.

Rome--In literature.

Rome.

Virgil. Aeneis.

Virgil.

Aeneas (Legendary character)--In literature.

Aeneas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (391 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1972.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the Aeneid men, women, gods, and goddesses are characterized by the speeches assigned to them far more than by descriptions of their appearance or behavior. Most of the speeches are highly emotional and individualized, reminding us of the most powerful utterances of Greek tragedy.Gilbert Highet has analyzed all the speeches in the Aeneid, using statistical techniques as well as more traditional methods of scholarship. He has classified the speeches; identified their models in earlier Greek and Latin literature; analyzed their structure; and discussed their importance in the portrayal of character. He finds that Vergil used standard rhetorical devices with discretion, and that his models were poets rather than orators. Nevertheless, this study shows Vergil to have been a master dramatist as well as a great epic poet.Originally published in 1972.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

1. INTRODUCTION

2. THE SPEECHES AND THEIR SPEAKERS

3. FORMAL SPEECHES

4. INFORMAL SPEECHES

5. THE SPEECHES AND THEIR MODELS

6. VERGILIVS ORATOR AN POETA

APPENDIX

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX LOCORVM

INDEX NOMINVM ET RERVM

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780691646374

0691646376

9780691619491

0691619492

9781400869466

1400869463

OCLC:

933516338