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A study of ekphrasis - a self-contained aside that generates a pause in the narrative to describe a work of art or other object - in Virgil's final masterpiece, the "Aeneid". The author shows how the descriptions provide metaphors for the entire poem and reinforce its ambiguities.

Virgils Epic Designs

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    A Hardback by Michael C J Putnam

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      Publisher: Yale University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 8/11/1998 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780300073539, 978-0300073539
      ISBN10: 0300073534
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      ELT & Literary Studies Literary studies: ancient, classical Literary studies: fiction

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      Book Synopsis
      A study of ekphrasis - a self-contained aside that generates a pause in the narrative to describe a work of art or other object - in Virgil's final masterpiece, the "Aeneid". The author shows how the descriptions provide metaphors for the entire poem and reinforce its ambiguities.

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