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Title

The 'Unfair Fight': A Significant Motif in the Aeneid

Authors

Emily A. McDermott, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-1979

Abstract

When Virgil began to write the "lliadic" half of his Aeneid, he enjoyed a great deal more freedom in setting up its action than had Homer, whose characters' lots were generally predetermined by received myth as surely as by any Fate. As a result, it is possible to achieve keen insight into Virgil's poetic design in the Aeneid by examining the particular cast he has given to the poem's action or specific variations he has introduced into his literary models.

Comments

Published in Classical Journal, Vol. 75 Iss. 2 (1979).

Recommended Citation

McDermott, Emily A. "The 'Unfair Fight': A Significant Motif in the Aeneid" Classical Journal Vol. 75 Iss. 2 (1979).

Publisher

Classical Journal