JOURNAL ARTICLE

THE SIZE OF VERGIL'S CYCLOPS: AN INTERTEXTUAL STUDY OF VERGIL, EURIPIDES, AND HOMER.

  • Published In: Vergilius, 2024, v. 70. P. 33 1 of 3

  • Database: Humanities Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Robertson, Paul 3 of 3

Abstract

Vergil writes of the cyclops's size in a novel way that uses but a few words to encapsulate the previous descriptions of both Homer and Euripides, while at the same time innovating to provide additional, physical clarity to his own description. This particular incident of intertextuality, especially as manifested in the word arduus, has heretofore gone unnoticed and therefore unappreciated in scholarship on Vergil and the cyclops both. Our modern recognition of this intertext further underscores the extent to which Euripides was an important source for Vergil, demonstrates how Vergil attempted to reconcile his predecessors, and helps explain the precise language appearing in Vergil's text. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Vergilius. 2024/01, Vol. 70, p33
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Literature and Writing
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:05067294
  • Accession Number:180963005
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