Vergil's empire : political thought in the Aeneid
In Vergil's Empire, Eve Adler offers an exciting new interpretation of the political thought of Vergil's Aeneid. Adler argues that in this epic poem, Vergil presents the theoretical foundations of a new political order, one that resolves the conflict between scientific enlightenment and ancestral religion that permeated the ancient world. The work concentrates on Vergil's response to the physics, psychology, and political implications of Lucretius' Epicurean doctrine expressed in De Rerum Natura. Proceeding by a close analysis of the Aeneid, Adler examines Vergil's critique of Carthage as a mo
Criticism, interpretation, etc
1 online resource (xviii, 349 pages)
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: The Foundations of Carthage and of Rome; Chapter 1 The Theme of the Aeneid; Chapter 2 The Song oflopas and the Song of Vergil; Chapter 3 The Carthaginian Enlightenment; Chapter 4 Was There a Roman Enlightenment?; Chapter 5 Lucretius' Teaching; Chapter 6 Furor; Chapter 7 Dido in Love; Part II: The Greater Order of Things; Chapter 8 The Theme of the Aeneid Again; Chapter 9 The Golden Age; Chapter 10 Aeneas' Founding of Rome; Chapter 11 World Empire; Part III: Pietatis Imago; Chapter 12 Piety and Heroic Virtue. Chapter 13 Aeneas and the HeroesChapter 14 The Education of Aeneas: I; Chapter 15 The Education of Aeneas: II; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Passages Index
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