Vergil's Aeneid and Greek Tragedy: Ritual, Empire, and Intertext by Vassiliki Panoussi

Vergil's Aeneid and Greek Tragedy: Ritual, Empire, and Intertext

Vassiliki Panoussi

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This is the first systematic study of the importance of Greek tragedy as a fundamental "intertext" for Vergil's Aeneid. Vassiliki Panoussi argues that the epic's representation of ritual acts, especially sacrifice, mourning, marriage, and maenadic...

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