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OverviewThe central character of Vergil's ""Aeneid"" seems to elude readers. To some, he is unlikable; to others, he seems unreal, a figure on which to hang a plot. ""Aeneas"" discovers a tragic figure whose defining virtue depends on a past that has been stripped from him, and whose destiny blocks him from the knowledge of the future that gives meaning to his life. His choices, silences, tears, and anger reflect an existential struggle that, in the end, he loses. Aeneas is a hero of the Trojan War, a time as distant from Vergil as Vergil is from us, but he is also a literary character created in response to political chaos and civil strife as the Roman Republic gave way to the Augustan empire. Lee T. Pearcy's book creates an Aeneas for our time: an age of liquid modernity, when identities seem fungible and precarious, amid a moment of political conflict and collapsing institutions. This volume gives readers new translations and close readings of important passages, and it restores Aeneas to the center of Rome's most important poem. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lee PearcyPublisher: The University of Michigan Press Imprint: The University of Michigan Press Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9780472054909ISBN 10: 0472054902 Pages: 236 Publication Date: 30 July 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsPreface Chapter One: On Not Liking Aeneas Chapter Two: The First Three Words Chapter Three: The Choices of Aeneas Chapter Four: The Silences of Aeneas Chapter Five: The Tears of Aeneas Chapter Six: The Anger of Aeneas Epilogue: The Hero Vanishes Further Reading Works Cited Index of Passages Cited IndexReviewsAuthor InformationLee T. Pearcy retired from the Lounsbery Chair in Classics at the Episcopal Academy, Newtown Square, PA, in 2013. He is Research Associate in Classics at Bryn Mawr College. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |