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The Primacy of Vision in Virgil's Aeneid

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Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Preface and Acknowledgments ix
Text and Art Acknowledgments xiii
Abbreviations xv
Chapter 1 Prophaenomena ad Vergilium 1
Chapter 2 Ruse and Revelation: Visions of the Divine and the Telos of Narrative 24
Chapter 3 Vision Past and Future 60
Chapter 4 Hic amor: Love, Vision, and Destiny 97
Chapter 5 Vidi, Vici: Vision’s Victory and the Telos of Narrative 128
Chapter 6 Conclusion: Ante ora parentum 176
Notes 183
Bibliography 223
Subject Index 237
Index Locorum 247

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Preface and Acknowledgments ix
Text and Art Acknowledgments xiii
Abbreviations xv
Chapter 1 Prophaenomena ad Vergilium 1
Chapter 2 Ruse and Revelation: Visions of the Divine and the Telos of Narrative 24
Chapter 3 Vision Past and Future 60
Chapter 4 Hic amor: Love, Vision, and Destiny 97
Chapter 5 Vidi, Vici: Vision’s Victory and the Telos of Narrative 128
Chapter 6 Conclusion: Ante ora parentum 176
Notes 183
Bibliography 223
Subject Index 237
Index Locorum 247

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