Virgil;
Homer;
puer;
iuvenis;
vir;
young men;
death;
epic tradition;
Marcus Claudius Marcellus;
Troilus;
Lausus;
Pallas;
Euryalus;
Nisus;
D O I:
10.54103/2724-3346/17256
中图分类号:
I3/7 [各国文学];
学科分类号:
摘要:
In the Aeneid, , Virgil invents the character of thepuerwho, puer who, wishing to fight like a warrior ( iuuenis ) and to show himself to be a worthy hero (uir), uir ), ends up being overthrown by a maior hostis. . The essay presents a comparative analysis of these figures and reflects on the possible reasons that led Virgil to insist so much on them.