Date of Award
8-9-2014
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Department
Comparative Literature
First Advisor
Hunter Gardner
Abstract
In Vergil’s Aeneid, Aeneas’ character development into the leader of the new Roman race is depicted in light of three significant themes: the bees, whether they appear in the epic’s similes or in the prophetic vision in book 7, the theme of passion, particularly ira, and the theme of reason, whether in Aeneas’ spoken commands or in his increasingly purposeful actions in founding his intended city. These themes, I argue, are interdependent and together highlight Aeneas’ character development into a model Roman leader, as well as highlight significant depictions of Vergil’s vision of the model Roman state.
Rights
© 2014, Edgar Gordyn
Recommended Citation
Gordyn, E.(2014). Poetic Appropriations in Vergil’s Aeneid: A Study in Three Themes Comprising Aeneas’ Character Development. (Master's thesis). Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/2822