176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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Virgil’s Homeric Lens reevaluates the traditional view of the Aeneid’s relationship to Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey . Almost since the death of Virgil, there has been an assumption that the Aeneid breaks into two discrete halves: Virgil’s Odyssey , and Virgil’s Iliad . Although modified in various ways over the centuries, this neat dichotomy has generally diminished the complexity and... Read more
1. Primary Colors 2. Iliadic Refraction 3. Odyssean Diffraction 4. Virgilian Reflection
Biography
Edan Dekel is Assistant Professor of Classics and Jewish Studies at Williams College. His research interests include Greek and Latin poetry, comparative epic, biblical studies, Jewish folklore, medieval literature, and classical and biblical reception.
"Dekel’s views about the Homeric intertextual structures of the Aeneid are surely worth considering. The book is rich, perceptive, and full of acute readings, and will be of interest to scholars both of Homer and of Virgil." – Sergio Casali, Università di Roma Tor Vergata (Bryn Mawr Classical Review)
