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DIDO, AENEAS, AND IULUS: HEIRSHIP AND OBLIGATION IN AENEID 4.

Authors :
Eidinow, J.S.C.
Source :
Classical Quarterly. 2003, Vol. 53 Issue 1, p260. 8p.
Publication Year :
2003

Abstract

Examines ways in which Virgil accords significance to Iulus in the fourth 'Aeneid' as his father's son and heir. Justification of Aeneas' decision to leave Carthage; Speeches of Mercury and Aeneas which frame Dido's complaint of childlessness; Location of the relationships between Aeneas, Iulus and Dido in the context of a dispute about heirship and paternity.

Subjects

Subjects :
*INHERITANCE & succession in literature
*LATIN poetry

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00098388
Volume :
53
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Classical Quarterly
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
10248005
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/cq/53.1.260
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