Aeqvor: the sea of prophecies in Virgil's Aeneid

In a well-known article, Hodnett pointed out that Virgil emphasizes the peacefulness and quiet of the sea, its immensity and limitlessness, in contrast to the view articulated by the Roman poets of the Republic, which presents the sea as deceptive and fearsome. Among the many terms used in the Aenei...

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Autor: García-Ruiz, M.P. (María Pilar)|||/items/dfe9ccde-d989-4947-b319-419585e487b0
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Navarra
Repositorio:Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/37073
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/37073
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Virgil
Aeneid
Aequor
Aeneas
Materias Investigacion::Filología y Literatura::Filología clásica
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Sumario:In a well-known article, Hodnett pointed out that Virgil emphasizes the peacefulness and quiet of the sea, its immensity and limitlessness, in contrast to the view articulated by the Roman poets of the Republic, which presents the sea as deceptive and fearsome. Among the many terms used in the Aeneid to denote the sea, aequor stands out precisely because it is the term most frequently used by Virgil in place of the word mare.