Vergil's Political Commentary in the Eclogues, Georgics and Aeneid

• Main Author: Weeda, Leendert (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter 2015
• Subjects: Vergil; Functional and literary model; Commentary on contemporary political issues; Augustus and his policy
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In the book titled Vergil's political commentary in Eclogues, Georgics and Aeneid, the author examines Vergil's political views by analyzing the whole of the poet's work. He introduces the notion of the functional model suggesting that the poet often used this instrument when making a...