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The Aeneas–Dido Episode as an Attack on Aeneas' Mission and Rome

1980; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 27; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s0017383500027327

1477-4550

Steven Farron,

Historical and Linguistic Studies

Since antiquity the Aeneas—Dido episode has generally been recognized as the most powerful and memorable part of the Aeneid . During the past several decades there has been a considerable amount of argument as to whether it shows Aeneas' mission in a favourable or unfavourable light. Yet this problem has not been studied systematically. It is the purpose of this article to demonstrate systematically that Vergil deliberately protrays Aeneas' mission as brutal and destructive.