Virgil and Le Guin; the dead poet and the silent Lavinia

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Main Author: Monteiro, Maria Rosario
Publication Date: 2019
Language: eng
Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
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spelling Virgil and Le Guin; the dead poet and the silent LaviniaUrsula Le GuinVirgilLaviniaEneidEmpireFantasyGenderAntiquity receptionUID/HIS/04666/2019In this paper, I will try to analyse the direct and indirect influences of Virgil’s Eneide on Ursula Le Guin’s Lavínia. Le Guin states her fascination for Virgil to the point of learning Latin, in her mid-fifties, in order to read Virgil’s epic in the original language. From this work she recreates a dying poet, making him a main character, a guide to lead the silent Lavinia on the path to understanding the new world that was about to be born and whose creation would rest on the shoulders of this silent Latin girl. Through the leading female character, Ursula Le Guin recreates Virgil epic from the point of view of a girl/woman, that has to deal with a new invading culture, adjust to it without losing her identity as a Latin. However, she as also to understand that she has a key role to play that will determine the Latium destiny in the following centuries. The constant deliberate intertextuality produces an exceptional example of Roman Antiquity reception by a contemporary writer who mixes mainstream literature and fantasy in a unique, innovative and poetic novel that defies definitions.CHAM - Centro de HumanidadesDepartamento de Estudos Portugueses (DEP)RUNMonteiro, Maria Rosario2020-07-31T22:20:06Z20192019-01-01T00:00:00Zconference objectinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion1application/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/101799engPURE: 17857190info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)instname:FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiainstacron:RCAAP2024-05-22T17:46:51Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/101799Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireinfo@rcaap.ptopendoar:https://opendoar.ac.uk/repository/71602025-05-28T17:17:51.559217Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) - FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Virgil and Le Guin; the dead poet and the silent Lavinia
title Virgil and Le Guin; the dead poet and the silent Lavinia
spellingShingle Virgil and Le Guin; the dead poet and the silent Lavinia
Monteiro, Maria Rosario
Ursula Le Guin
Virgil
Lavinia
Eneid
Empire
Fantasy
Gender
Antiquity reception
title_short Virgil and Le Guin; the dead poet and the silent Lavinia
title_full Virgil and Le Guin; the dead poet and the silent Lavinia
title_fullStr Virgil and Le Guin; the dead poet and the silent Lavinia
title_full_unstemmed Virgil and Le Guin; the dead poet and the silent Lavinia
title_sort Virgil and Le Guin; the dead poet and the silent Lavinia
author Monteiro, Maria Rosario
author_facet Monteiro, Maria Rosario
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv CHAM - Centro de Humanidades
Departamento de Estudos Portugueses (DEP)
RUN
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Monteiro, Maria Rosario
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Ursula Le Guin
Virgil
Lavinia
Eneid
Empire
Fantasy
Gender
Antiquity reception
topic Ursula Le Guin
Virgil
Lavinia
Eneid
Empire
Fantasy
Gender
Antiquity reception
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