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"This study traces Virgil's journey through twentieth-century France by examining his profile in the works of Gide, Aragon, Valery, Pagnol, Klossowski, Butor, Simon and Pinget, and by looking at how their Virgilian appropriations complement and modify current readings of the ""Aeneid"" and other works. His presence in these works provides insights not only into modern French culture but into the Virgilian oeuvre itself. This process of mutual illumination is highlighted in Cox's argument by theories of intertextuality and dialogism. Although Virgil's presence in French literature is characterized by its focus on exile and uncertainty, Cox's study reaffirms the multivalency of this great European poet and his continuing relevance at the turn of the millennium." ** Review Affirms that Virgil’s ‘flexibility and openness to reception’ has ensured his continuing relevance for writers of widely differing persuasions. (Julian Cowley The Year's Work in English Studies, 80, 2002, 615 ) The fine chapters on Pierre Klossowski’s controversial Aeneid translation and on the nouveau roman constitute in their grouping a genuine contribution to our understanding of Virgil’s postwar reception... th

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Author

Cox, Fiona

Publisher

Routledge

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781351199025

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Language Learning, Literary Criticism, History