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In the Aeneid men, women, gods, and goddesses are characterized by the speeches assigned to them far more than by descriptions of their appearance or behavior. Most of the speeches are highly emotional and individualized, reminding us of the most powerful utterances of Greek tragedy. Gilbert Highet has analyzed all the speeches in the Aeneid, usin



Table of Contents
*Frontmatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. v*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. ix*1. INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*2. THE SPEECHES AND THEIR SPEAKERS, pg. 15*3. FORMAL SPEECHES, pg. 47*4. INFORMAL SPEECHES, pg. 97*5. THE SPEECHES AND THEIR MODELS, pg. 185*6. VERGILIVS ORATOR AN POETA, pg. 277*APPENDIX, pg. 291*SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 345*INDEX LOCORVM, pg. 351*INDEX NOMINVM ET RERVM, pg. 370

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 08/03/2015
      ISBN13: 9780691619491, 978-0691619491
      ISBN10: 0691619492

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      In the Aeneid men, women, gods, and goddesses are characterized by the speeches assigned to them far more than by descriptions of their appearance or behavior. Most of the speeches are highly emotional and individualized, reminding us of the most powerful utterances of Greek tragedy. Gilbert Highet has analyzed all the speeches in the Aeneid, usin



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. v*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. ix*1. INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*2. THE SPEECHES AND THEIR SPEAKERS, pg. 15*3. FORMAL SPEECHES, pg. 47*4. INFORMAL SPEECHES, pg. 97*5. THE SPEECHES AND THEIR MODELS, pg. 185*6. VERGILIVS ORATOR AN POETA, pg. 277*APPENDIX, pg. 291*SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 345*INDEX LOCORVM, pg. 351*INDEX NOMINVM ET RERVM, pg. 370

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