Elegiac Love and Death in Vergil's Aeneid [Hardcover]

Elegiac Love and Death in Vergil's 'Aeneid'poses new questions about Vergil's pervasive engagement with elegy, both amatory and funerary, throughout his final epic endeavor, enhancing our understanding of the complexity of theAeneid, presenting revisionary readings of key episodes and transformative interpretations of its main characters.Elegiac Love and Death in Vergil's 'Aeneid'poses new questions about Vergil's pervasive engagement with elegy, both amatory and funerary, throughout his final epic endeavor. A foundational discussion of elegiac experimentation in theEclogues,Georgics, andAeneid1-6 explores the aesthetic and conceptual development of destructive Vergilianamor(passion). The unique emphasis of subsequent chapters on the amatory and funerary elegiac dimensions of crucial episodes inAeneid7-12 illuminates the intergeneric character of Vergil's martialmaius opus. A detailed examination of the inter- and intratextual strands of pivotal moments in theAeneidevinces Vergil's intense engagement with literary predecessors and contemporaries, his evolving artistic vision, and his enduring influence on subsequent Roman poets. Each chapter of this volume enhances our understanding of the generic complexity of theAeneid, presenting revisionary readings of key episodes and transformative interpretations of its main characters.Introduction: Vergil and Elegy in the Eclogues, Georgics, and Aeneid 1-61. From Caieta to Erato: Vergil's Elegiac Program (Aeneid 7.1-45)2. Conflicting Amores: The War's Beginnings in Aeneid 73. Wielding Passion as Power: Venus' Manipulation of Vulcan in Aeneid 84. Warriors in Love: Passion and Death in the Catalogues of Aeneid 7 and 105. From Amor to Mors: Passion and Devastation in Aeneid 12Epilogue: Vergil and Elegy Beyond the AeneidGlossary: Elegiac ConceptsSarah L. McCallum,Assistant Professor (Classics), Department of Religious Studies alƒ.