Description
Of the 9,896 lines of poetry in Vergils Aeneid , some four hundred of them fall under the heading of comparatio or, loosely translated, simile. In order to define this figure of speech, this work reviews the classical authors Aristotle, Cicero, and Quintilian. It also reviews modern scholarship on Vergilian similes. The primary focus of this work deals with the forms Vergil used in the Aeneid when he employed this rhetorical symbol. This work should appeal to all scholars and students of epic poetry to see the mind of Vergil at work one who has imitated Homer but one who has made the comparisons his own in content, in emphasis, and in form.
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.