The Narrative Composition of Book 8 of Vergil’s Aeneid: New Insights
The Narrative Composition of Book 8 of Vergil’s Aeneid: New Insights
Author(s): Jakub ŽytekSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Summary/Abstract: The study analyses textual representations of Roman history in Book 8 of the Aeneid, focusing on the interrelation between the actual and fictional components in the text. It reconsiders an artistic representation of Aeneas’ shield from the narratological perspective and argues that the narrator’s selection of the shield’s tableaux results from the vision (focalization) of Aeneas.
Journal: Acta Universitatis Carolinae Philologica
- Issue Year: 2012
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 15-23
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English
