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Who said “Frenzy is the most destructive force in the Aeneid?”

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Cowan

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Who said order and reason are shown as masculine traits while chaos and passion are seen to be feminine?

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Cowan

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What school of thought would think that Aeneas’ misinterpretation of the artwork of Troy implies the Romans should think more closely about Augustan propaganda?

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Harvard

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Who compares Dido to Calypso in the Odyssey?

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Braund

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Who says we lose sight of Rome and destiny in Book 4?

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Williams

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Who says the structure of Book 4 is like a Greek tragedy with Virgil acting as a chorus and passing judgement?

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Gransden

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Who thinks Virgil isn’t passing judgement on Dido in Book 4 and the guilt comment is from Dido’s view?

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Harrison

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Who says Dido’s curse shows how Jupiter slants the truth?

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O’Gorman

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Who says Dido subverts the typical role of a woman?

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Giusti

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Who says Dido is everything foreign and threatening to the Romans?

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Horsfall

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Who says that Virgil has a public voice of celebration and a private voice of lament?

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Parry

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What does Gransden say are the 3 climactic points in the 1st half of the Aeneid?

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The fall of Troy, the death of Dido, the Journey to the Underworld

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Who says Book 6 is the pivoting point of the epic?

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Gransden

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Who says Aeneas speaking to Anchises in Book 6 strengthens him?

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Williams

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Who says Virgil’s underworld is a “moral underworld”?

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Braund

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Who says the Parade of Heroes is Roman history in the future tense?

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Orden

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Who might see the exit through the gate of false dreams as Virgil’s doubts that the new regime will survive?

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Members of the Harvard school

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Who says that the similarities between Juno’s account and the events in the cave in Book 4 remind us that Dido and Aeneas are just puppets?

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Morgan

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Who says fratricide is hardwired into Rome?

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Beard

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Who said there is no negative or positive portrayal of Augustus in the Aeneid?

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Pandey

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Who said the shield tries to reframe the civil war?

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Marshall

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Who said the violent scenes in Book 9 are the literary equivalent to gladiator shows?

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Harrison

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Who said the premature death of young characters reflects Augustus’ life and Marcellus’ tragic death?

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Harrison

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Who said Turnus’ mistake in Book 9 is because he’s not Roman enough?

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Braund

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Who said Aeneas is a model for the emperor Augustus and a template for what a good Roman is expected to be?

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Cowan

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Who said that Virgil is forever confusing the tone of the poem by introducing allusions to other genres?

A

Cowan

27
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Who said the theme of taking other people’s armour and paying the price for it recurs throughout the Aeneid?

A

Cowan

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Who says Euryalus’ death suggest the needless and tragic destruction of a thing of beauty by a mindless, impersonal force?

A

Cowan

29
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Who said for a Roman audience Homeric heroism was an anachronism?

A

DiCesare

30
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Who said the main point of the Nisus and Euryalus episode is the failure of strategy?

A

DiCesare

31
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Who said Euryalus’ claim that honour is worth the price of life makes his death more tragic?

A

Rabel

32
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Who said Virgil presents Priam’s death and the fall of Troy as necessary for Rome to exist, and likewise Pompey’s death and the Civil Wars were necessary for Augustus’ Golden Age?

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Morgan

33
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Who said Virgil is constantly encouraging his readers to draw parallels between Aeneas’ times and their own times?

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Morgan

34
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Who says the council of the gods in Book 10 is used to renew our interest as we doubt everything we assume about the narrative to come, and it also provides moral doubt?

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Morgan

35
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Who said Pallas is a tragic figure because he’s an exemplary young man with great potential?

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Morgan

36
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Who said Turnus is presented as a great leader and warrior in Book 10?

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Morgan

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Who said Virgil makes huge efforts to keep Turnus as a sympathetic character in Book 10?

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Morgan

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Who said Mezentius is presented as human in the end of Book 10 and proves to be an embodiment of fatherly pietas?

A

Morgan

39
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Who said in Book 10 Aeneas is described in ways very similar to Achilles?

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Morgan

40
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Who said Aeneas is the embodiment of authority?

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Morgan

41
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Who says the parallel between Aeneas and Achilles is concerning because Achilles is an immoral figure?

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Morgan

42
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Who said Aeneas’ human sacrifice is morally hard for Romans to cope with?

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Morgan

43
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Who says in the first half of the Aeneid Aeneas can be uncertain and mislead?

A

Jenkyns

44
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Who said the Aeneid suggests Aeneas’ faults are feeling too much?

A

Jenkyns

45
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Who said the purpose of the human sacrifice is to keep the story non-linear?

A

Jenkyns

46
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Who said the narrative of the funeral in Book 11 stresses the losses inflicted on both sides by the war?

A

Vandiver

47
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Who said Aeneas’ actions in Book 11 suggest the war has been concluded and Virgil is whetting our appetite for the conclusion?

A

Morgan

48
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Who says Camilla’s killer is nondescript and this makes her death less glorious?

A

Morgan

49
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Who said Drances is a parallel with Cicero and in turn Turnus turns into a MA figure?

A

Morgan

50
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Who said the Latin city is one of chaotic politics that don’t achieve practical action?

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Morgan

51
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Who said in Book 11 there is a stark contrast between speech and action?

A

Morgan

52
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Who said Camila is an inversion of normally expected female roles?

A

Vandiver

53
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Who said the mark of a good Roman leader is to put his personal goals and feelings second to the greater good of the community?

A

Harrison

54
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Who said Book 5 sees Aeneas growing as a leader?

A

Braund

55
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Who said a big theme of Book 5 is pietas?

A

Braund

56
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Who says Ascanius never reaches his potential in the Aeneid?

A

Liney

57
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Who said Ascanius can be seen as a symbol of youth and the future or as an agent of chaos?

A

Liney

58
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Who said Ascanius represents a breakdown of communication between the generations?

A

Liney

59
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Who said epic poetry should be all male all war all the time?

A

Hinds

60
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Who said the Aeneid is a story of rage and loss?

A

Putnam

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