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Randall J. Pogorzelski - Virgil and Joyce: Nationalism and Imperialism in the Aeneid and Ulysses (Wisconsin Studies in Classics) - 9780299308001 - V9780299308001
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Virgil and Joyce: Nationalism and Imperialism in the Aeneid and Ulysses (Wisconsin Studies in Classics)

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Description for Virgil and Joyce: Nationalism and Imperialism in the Aeneid and Ulysses (Wisconsin Studies in Classics) Hardcover. Illuminates how James Joyce s Ulysses was influenced not just by Homer s Odyssey but by Virgil s Aeneid, as both authors confronted issues of nationalism, colonialism, and political violence, whether in imperial Rome or revolutionary Ireland." Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADL; DSBB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
James Joyce’s Ulysses is a modern version of Homer’s Odyssey, but Joyce—who was a better scholar of Latin than of Greek—also was deeply influenced by the Aeneid, Virgil’s epic poem about the journey of Aeneas and the foundation of Rome.

Joyce wrote Ulysses during the Irish War of Independence, when militants, politicians, and intellectuals were attempting to create a new Irish nation. Virgil wrote the Aeneid when, in the wake of decades of civil war, Augustus was founding what we now call the Roman Empire. Randall Pogorzelski applies modern theories of nationalism, intertextuality, and reception studies to illuminate how ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
Series
Wisconsin Studies in Classics
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299308001
SKU
V9780299308001
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About Randall J. Pogorzelski
Randall J. Pogorzelski is an assistant professor of classical studies at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.

Reviews for Virgil and Joyce: Nationalism and Imperialism in the Aeneid and Ulysses (Wisconsin Studies in Classics)
“Finally . . . . a work on Joyce and a classical author that does equal justice to both. . . . Pogorzelski works with a deeply nuanced view of both Ulysses and the Aeneid and, intriguingly, uses Joyce as a way to gain insight into Virgil just as he uses Virgil to shed light on Joyce.”—Classical Review ... Read more

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