Mac Góráin, F;
(2014)
The Mixed Blessings of Bacchus in Virgil's Georgics.
Dictynna: Revue de Poétique Latine
, 11
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Abstract
A certain Augustan ‘rehabilitation’ of Bacchus may be traced in Virgil’s Georgics, in response to the god’s role in the self-presentation of Mark Antony, especially with reference to the movement on the worship of Bacchus in Book 2. An analysis of the ritual elements is offered here. Nonetheless, certain references to Bacchus in the Georgics suggest that he is a volatile symbol, difficult to control: some of these reside in Virgil’s allusions to Eratosthenes’ Erigone.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Mixed Blessings of Bacchus in Virgil's Georgics |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | http://dictynna.revues.org/1069 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This article may be reproduced in print or online for personal, scientific and educational purposes, excluding commercial use. Any reproduction must include acknowledgement of the original publisher, the name of the article, the author, and a reference to the document. Copyright © 2014. All rights reserved. |
| Keywords: | Virgil, Georgics, Bacchus, Liber, Dionysus, Eratosthenes, Erigone, ritual, politics, Antony, Augustus |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Dept of Greek and Latin |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1472069 |
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