THE PROBLEM OF UNITY IN THE NISUS-EURYALUS EPISODE (VERGILIUS, 'AENEIS' 9, 176–502) (Az egysegesseg problemaja a Nisus es Euryalus-epizodban (Vergilius, Aeneis 9, 176–502)

• Authors: Ferenczi Attila
• Languages of publication: HU

Abstracts

EN

The present paper is concerned with the problem of unity through the analysis of a specific part of the 'Aeneid'. Though the story of Nisus and Euryalus has always been one of the best known episodes of Virgil's poem, the analysis of the story shows a striking diversity. The author of the study analyses the ways of breaking the epic code (a term used according to the definition by G. B. Conte) through the incorporation of the language of Roman love elegy and the notion of Greek (platonic) love. The conclusion: if the interpreter does not feel a need of proving the unity of the story and is willing to accept its apparent inconsistency, the interpretation might present a fruitful tension between the polyphonic narration of the story and the striking unisono of the rhetorically enhanced conclusion (fortunati ambo..).

Keywords

EN

ANCIENT ROMAN LITERATURE; EPIC CODE BREAKING; NISUS AND EURYALUS' STORY

Discipline

• PHILOLOGY_&_LINGUISTICS: PHILOLOGY & LINGUISTICS

• Publisher: Akadémiai Kiadó
• Journal: Antik Tanulmanyok (Studia Antiqua)
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 53
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 45-59
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Ferenczi Attila

• Attila Ferenczi, for postal address contact the journal editor

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

10HUAAAA07899