The underworld of Virgil and the dark counterpart of Lucian

Authors

PETROVIĆOVÁ Katarina

Year of publication 2024
Type Appeared in Conference without Proceedings
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
Description Although set in the underworld, the scene of Aeneas' encounter with his father Anchises is filled with the light of a joyful prediction of the future fate of the gens Iulia. Only carefully does Virgil depict the shadow side of things in the image of the prematurely deceased successor of Augustus. Lucan's description of an attempt to make a similar prediction can be seen as an absolute counterpart. A closer examination of both texts seeks not only a negation but also a possible elaboration of Vergil's ideas.
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