schollarship Flashcards
what does kenneth quinn believe about the parallels of aeneas and augustus
“if virgil decided to tell the story of a war and a man it was because he knew his audience would read the aeneid with another war and man in mind”
what does kenneth quinn think about hero’s
virgil encourages us to feel that the heroic brave self sacrificing thing is not always the best
the urge to kill is heroic but undesirable
what does robin sowerby about the connection to history
“the aeneid is pre-eminently a national epic immediately connected with Roman history, as well as a record of traditional Roman ways and customs”
what does Robin Sowerby think about father-son relationships?
Father-son relationships are the strongest bond in the aeneid
what does Robin Sowerby say about Aeneas in the will of the gods/ his father?
“Emerges as little more than a symbol, passively acquiescent towards the will of the gods, or of his father“
what does K.W Gransden see the Aeneid is about
“The story of a hero, renowned for Pietas, wanting peace, rather than war”
what does K.W gransden say Virgil has done to the old Homeric code?
“Virgil has transformed the old Homeric code into something new and wholy Roman”
What does R.D.Williams say about human nature?
“The tragedies and disasters in the poem are very largely due to the violent and unreasoning element in human nature”
what does R.D.Williams say is the most striking aspect of Virgil’s poem?
“The most striking aspect of Virgil’s poem, is what we may call the tension between optimism and pessimism”
what does R.D.Williams, describe aeneas as?
“Complex and convincing human person”
what does T.S. pattie say about Virgil’s writing and The Civil Wars
Virgil’s writing reflects the “deep feelings of guilt“ in Rome, after the Civil War
what does T.S.Pattie, think about Roman values and the Homeric world
“The aeneid is about how Roman values superseded those of the heroic Homeric world“
what does R.D.Williams say about fate
“Fate is all the time behind human action… In homer fate indeed governs men’s actions, but it is a short-term fate.
Something which determines the problems of the moment… In Virgil fate has its plan for hundreds of years”
what does Herbert H yearnes say about Dido and tragedy
“as a tragedy the story of Dido meets all the requirements. It, Rouses, and purges the emotions of pity and fear.”
what does w.s. anderson say about book 9 and turnus
“virgil has constructed book 9 to highlight Turnus - in no other book will turnus be so successful”
what does w.s anderson say about nisus and passion
“nisus raises the question do gods inspire men with their eager burning desires or does each man make a god of the wild passion inside him”
what does w.s anderson say about turnus manifesting his own downfall
“it is an ironic happiness for despite his bestial strength and limited success, turnus has manifested the defects which will eventually cost him his life and his loyal italians total defeat”
what does bob cowan say about the suggestion from euryalus’ death
euryalus’ death suggests the needless and tragic destruction of a thing of besauty by a mindless impersonal force
what does bob cowan say about death and marriage of youth
instead of a healthy deflowering in marriage they are sterilely deflowered by death, their only bridegroom
what does c.j mackie say virgils aim for book 9 is
virgils aim in the book (9) is to develop the rutilians heroic stature in battle in anticipation of aeneas’ return
what does c.j mackie say about turnus’ highest point being a waste
even turnus’ highest point in battle is tainted with failure because of wasted opportunity
what does cj mackie say is understood at the end of book 9 about turnus
the reader understands at the end of book 9 that if turnus cannot achieve victory in aeneas’ absence he will certainly fail to do so after his return
what does g.e duckworth say about the noble motives of the youth
virgil presents the psychological study of two youths whose motives are basically noble but who do the wrong things and suffer tragic deaths as a result
what does g.e duckworth say about nisus and euryalus being foreshadowing for turnus’ fate
it prepares for virgils treatment of character and event in book 12 and is especially important in foreshadowing the tragic fate of turnus
according to robin sowerby how does virgil want us to see aeneas
as an achilles like figure
whatdoes s.j harrison say about aeneas’ survival being proof of romes divine desiny
a survival accomplished thorugh romes divine destiny and the virtue of its citizens
what does r.d williams say about the shield of aeneas
holding it over his shoulders symbolises how he holds responsibility for romes history on his shoulders
what does grandsen say about aeneas shield not being practical
aeneas’ shield unlike achilles is not neccessarily a practical weapon but a symbolic object
how does fowler disagree with with grandsens view that aeneas’ shield is not a symbolic object
it should not be viewed as art it is a weapon
what does c.j mackie say about aeneas’ piety even in his slaughtering
described as pious because in slaughtering the enemy he furthers the progress of fate
what does c.j mackie say about aeneas’ pietas and humanity
aeneas’ pietas comes at the expense of his humanity in the slaying of turnus
what does r. jenkins say about aeneas’ likability and its link to his humanity
the contradictions of aeneas’ actions make him difficult to like but certainly make him human
what does nortwick say about the role of the second achilles
the role of the second achilles is actually played by aeneas not turnus
what does w.s anderson say about aeneas’ destiny dehumanisizing him
the destiny that has almost dehumanized him, the final proof by virgil that pious aeneas is not passive but more tragic than dido and turnus together
what does wiegand say to compare dido and aeneas
like dido we may hate him but we forgive him. both have done wrong, but dido atones for her sin by her death, aeneas for his sin by a life in which he remembers
what does wiegand say about aeneas’ suffering
we pardon his weakness because he remembers and suffers silently and bravely
what does reilly say about the point being proven about the role of women in ancient rome
camilla, dido and penthesilea prove a point about the role of women in ancient rome, which is that women who attempt to insert themselves into a mans world of politics and warfare will ultimately fail
what does mcleish say about the difference in didos symbol modern vs contemporary
to us dido is a real person whos emotions and actions have roundness, a wholeness that often seems missing in aeneas. but we are post romantics, to a roman in virgils day she was probably nothing more than an unbalenced barbarian queen
what does boltwood say about turnus being a hero
he can only be considered a villain in the sense that he apposes an avowed hero. in many senses he is a hero and virgil calls him such
what does r.d williams say about turnus and dido as obstacles to the divine will
an obstacle to the divine which must be overcome, yet when he is overcome there is powerful sympathy for them and a feeling of injustice
what does eleanor powers say about aeneas’ love for his father
the fact that aeneas holds so much love for his father will always be aeneas’ great characteristic
what does cox say about aeneas leaving troy
it symbolises a departure from homeric values
