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- Virgil and Joyce: Nationalism and Imperialism in the Aeneid and Ulysses
- Book
- 2016
- Published by: University of Wisconsin Press
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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 both writers confronted issues of nationalism, colonialism, political violence, and freedom during times of crisis.
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 both writers confronted issues of nationalism, colonialism, political violence, and freedom during times of crisis.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- Introduction
- pp. 3-23
- 3. The Virgilian Past of Nationalism
- pp. 68-90
- 4. Joyce’s Rudy and Virgil’s Marcellus
- pp. 91-110
- 5. Virgil’s Joycean Poetics
- pp. 111-136
- Conclusion
- pp. 137-142
- Bibliography
- pp. 157-168
- Index Locorum
- pp. 175-178
Additional Information
ISBN
9780299308032
Related ISBN(s)
9780299308001
MARC Record
OCLC
941780990
Pages
195
Launched on MUSE
2016-03-03
Language
English
Open Access
No