Parallelismi tra la provocazione di Numano Remulo ai Troiani e l’incoraggiamento di Tarconte agli Etruschi
The article aims to highlight the parallels between two passages of Virgil's Aeneid: the verbal attack of Numanus Remulus to the Trojans (9,598-620) and the encouraging speech of Tarcone to the Etruscans (11.732-740). The author’s aim is to demonstrate through the philological analysis that V...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Primorska
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Studia Universitatis Hereditati |
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| Online Access: | http://www.hippocampus.si/ISSN/2350-5443/2-2018/2350-5443.6(2)9-13 |
| Summary: | The article aims to highlight the parallels between two passages of Virgil's Aeneid: the verbal attack of
Numanus Remulus to the Trojans (9,598-620) and the encouraging speech of Tarcone to the Etruscans
(11.732-740). The author’s aim is to demonstrate through the philological analysis that Virgil has put in
parallel the stereotypical representation of the Trojans and the Etruscans, in order to attribute to both
peoples similar tendencies: abandonment to amorous adventures and dances, the fear of looking like
women, and the courageous reaction of the two leaders, respectively of Ascanio and Tarcone. |
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| ISSN: | 2350-5443 |