Aeneas Scholarship Flashcards
What does Jenkyns say about Aeneas in comparison to Achilles?
Jenkyns ‘Aeneas is a new kind of hero, unlike Achilles he is concerned with the wellbeing of his soldiers and men as opposed to be in secluded with his own selfishness’
What does Hardie say about Aeneas character?
Hardie ‘Aeneas is bland, which is forced upon him by the plot of the poem’
What does Camps likeness Aeneas to?
Camps ‘Aeneas can be linked to a puppet, controlled by outside forces’
What does RD Williams say about how we should view Aeneas?
RD Williams ‘Aeneas has to be the social man, and we must not judge him adversely because we think he out to be like Achilles’
What does Cox say about Aeneas’ departure from Troy?
Cox ‘Aeneas departure from Troy is symbolic of a departure from his Homeric values’
What does Jenkyns say about why Virgil does not allow us to see Aeneas emotions during his affair with Dido?
‘Virgil does now allows us to see Aeneas thoughts or emotions during his love affair in an attempt to emphasise his heroism’
