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Vergil's empire : political thought in the Aeneid

Eve Adler
An interpretation of the political thought of Virgil's 'Aeneid', arguing that the book presents the theoretical foundations of a new political order. The book proceeds with a close analysis of the poem
Print Book, English, ©2003
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, ©2003
Criticism, interpretation, etc
xviii, 349 pages ; 24 cm
9780742521667, 9780742521674, 0742521664, 0742521672
50560679
Acknowledgmentsvii
Introductionix
Part I: The Foundations of Carthage and of Rome
The Theme of the Aeneid
3(6)
The Song of lopas and the Song of Vergil
9(8)
The Carthaginian Enlightenment
17(24)
Was There a Roman Enlightenment?
41(12)
Lucretius' Teaching
53(24)
Furor
77(26)
Dido in Love
103(34)
Part II: The Greater Order of Things
The Theme of the Aeneid Again
137(10)
The Golden Age
147(20)
Aeneas' Founding of Rome
167(26)
World Empire
193(26)
Part III: Pietatis Imago
Piety and Heroic Virtue
219(14)
Aeneas and the Heroes
233(20)
The Education of Aeneas: I
253(28)
The Education of Aeneas: II
281(20)
Notes301(34)
Bibliography335(8)
Index343(4)
Passages Index347