The American Aeneas
Subtitle: classical origins of the American self
By: John C. Shields.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Knoxville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 432
Subjects: Virgil -- Influence.; Virgil.; American literature -- Roman influences.; American literature -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- History and criticism.; American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.; National characteristics, American, in literature.; Aeneas (Legendary character) in literature.; National characteristics, American.; Classicism -- United States.; United States -- Civilization -- Roman influences.
Description: "In The American Aeneas, John C. Shields exposes a significant cultural blindness within American consciousness. Noting that the biblical myth of Adam has long dominated ideas of what it means to be American, Shields argues that an equally important component of our nation's cultural identity - a secular one deriving from the classical tradition - has been seriously neglected."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 393-422) and index.