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Vergil's `shield of Aeneas' (Aeneid 8. 617-731) and the Shield of Heracles.

Authors :
Faber, Riemer
Source :
Mnemosyne. Feb2000, Vol. 53 Issue 1, p49. 9p.
Publication Year :
2000

Abstract

The article discusses ekphrasis in the description of shields in the epic poem "Aeneid" by the Roman poet Vergil, and examines its sources in the epic poem "Iliad" by the Greek poet Homer and "Shield of Heracles" by Pseudo-Hesiod. The symbolic importance of shields is explored, and the literary style of "Aeneid" is commented on.

Subjects

Subjects :
*EKPHRASIS
*ALLUSIONS
*SHIELDS in literature

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00267074
Volume :
53
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Mnemosyne
Publication Type :
Review
Accession number :
3062505
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1163/15685250052822027
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