Aeneas Takes the Metro
The Presence of Virgil in Twentieth-Century French Literature
Fiona Cox
Click cover to enlarge | Studies In Comparative Literature 3 Legenda 1 July 1999 • 238pp ISBN: 1-900755-10-6 (paperback) • RRP £75, $99, €85 This study traces Virgil's journey through twentieth-century France by examining his profile in the works of Gide, Aragon, Valéry, 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. Fiona Cox is a Lecturer in French at University College, Cork. Her research interests include the reception of classical poetry and the idea of poetic vocation in nineteenth-century France. She has published on Hermann Broch and Pierre Klossowski. Reviews:
Bibliography entry: Cox, Fiona, Aeneas Takes the Metro: The Presence of Virgil in Twentieth-Century French Literature, Studies In Comparative Literature, 3 (Legenda, 1999) First footnote reference: 35 Fiona Cox, Aeneas Takes the Metro: The Presence of Virgil in Twentieth-Century French Literature, Studies In Comparative Literature, 3 (Legenda, 1999), p. 21. Subsequent footnote reference: 37 Cox, p. 47. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Bibliography entry: Cox, Fiona. 1999. Aeneas Takes the Metro: The Presence of Virgil in Twentieth-Century French Literature, Studies In Comparative Literature, 3 (Legenda) Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Cox 1999: 21). Example footnote reference: 35 Cox 1999: 21. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.)
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