The Colors of the «Aeneid» by Edgeworth, Robert

The Colors of the «Aeneid» (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780820416182)

Vendor: Robert Edgeworth
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Format: Hardcover
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The Colors of the «Aeneid» by Edgeworth, Robert

The Colors of the «Aeneid»

$68.95
The Colors of the «Aeneid» by Edgeworth, Robert

The Colors of the «Aeneid»

$68.95
Format: Hardcover
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In composing his masterpiece, the Aeneid, Vergil used colors as none of his predecessors had done. In place of the largely formulaic and functional employment of color, Vergil wove a complex network of chromatic allusions, linking episode to episode, developing a set of color themes or chords which strongly influence the reader's response to key passages in the epic. This study further argues that Vergil anticipated a favorite device of modern film makers by shooting certain sections of the poem in color and others in black and white. Long appreciated for its intellectual and ethical dimensions, the Aeneid must also be seen as a masterful appeal to the senses.

Author: Robert Edgeworth
ISBN-10: 0820416185
ISBN-13: 9780820416182
Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
Language: English
Published: 12/01/1992
Pages: 334
Format: Hardcover
By Robert Edgeworth
By Robert Edgeworth
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The Author: Robert J. Edgeworth is Professor of Latin and Greek at Louisiana State University, where he serves as Head of Classical Languages and Acting Director of Comparative Literature. A native of Chicago, he received his Ph.D. in Classical Studies from the University of Michigan and later taught at the Australian National University. He is the author of over thirty articles in professional journals. This is his first book.

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