Vergil´s Political Commentary : In the Eclogues, Georgics and Aeneid.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface And Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction, Political Opinions, Propaganda -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Did Vergil Express Political Views? -- 1.2.1 Methodological Features -- 1.2.2 Political Content Of Vergil's Poems -- 1.2.3 References -- 1.2.3.1 The Literary Frame -- 1.2.3.2 The Functional Frame -- 1.3 Propaganda -- 2 The Context -- 2.1 Poetry And Visual Media In The Late Republic And Early Empire -- 2.2 Literacy And Audience For Poetry -- 2.3 Patronage Or Amicitia? -- 2.4 Summary -- 3 The Eclogues And The Georgics -- 3.1 The Eclogues: Pastoral Poetry With Commentary On Octavian's Land Confiscations -- 3.1.1 Introduction To The Section About The Eclogues -- 3.1.2 The Eclogues -- 3.1.2.1 Which River Did Lycoris See In Vergil's Tenth Eclogue? -- 3.1.3 Summary Of The Section About The Eclogues -- 3.2 The Georgics: A Didactic Poem With Political Views -- 3.2.1 Summary Of The Section About The Georgics -- 4 The Aeneid: An Epic With A Commentary On Contemporary Affairs -- 4.1 References In The Aeneid -- 4.1.1 References To Augustus -- 4.1.2 References To Cleopatra -- 4.2 Models In The Aeneid -- 4.2.1 A General Introduction -- 4.2.2 Dido: Was She A Historical Character? Early Myths -- 4.2.3 Dido In The Aeneid -- 4.2.4 Models For Dido -- 4.2.5 Cleopatra And Dido Compared -- 4.2.6 Augustus And Aeneas Compared -- 4.3 Summary -- 5 Vergil's Political Views. Was He His Master's Voice? -- 5.1 Vergil's Political Views -- 5.2 Vergil: His Master's Voice? -- Bibliography -- Index.

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