Pregled bibliografske jedinice broj: 1071925
Silvia’s Stag on the Tiber: the setting of the Aeneid’s casus belli
Silvia’s Stag on the Tiber: the setting of the Aeneid’s casus belli // Mnemosyne, 73 (2020), 3; 464-482 doi:10.1163/1568525x-12342697 (međunarodna recenzija, članak, znanstveni)
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Naslov
Silvia’s Stag on the Tiber: the setting of the Aeneid’s casus belli
Autori
Vuković, Krešimir
Izvornik
Mnemosyne (0026-7074) 73
(2020), 3;
464-482
Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni
Ključne riječi
Vergil ; Aeneid ; Ascanius ; Tiber ; Roman mythology ; Latium ; Silvia ; stag
Sažetak
Much has been written on the various aspects of casus belli in Aeneid 7, but the setting of the episode (in which Ascanius shoots a stag with great horns) remains unclear. This paper proposes a new reading of this crucial juncture by situating it on the river Tiber and contextualizing the fluvial setting within the wider structure of books 7-9. The role of the Tiber is significant because the Italian landscape is a major theme in the second half of the epic and the Tiber features in several key episodes, e.g. Tiberinus appears to Aeneas and directs him to the site of Rome. The history of the river is tied up with the larger history of early Latium. The river shares many affinities with the stag in terms of legal status, visual representation, and mythic significance.
Izvorni jezik
Engleski
Znanstvena područja
Filologija, Povijest, Književnost
