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Edgeworth, Robert Joseph was born on January 2, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of James Spalding and Ann Marie Edgeworth.
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The Colors of the «Aeneid» (American University Studies)
(In composing his masterpiece, the Aeneid, Vergil used col...)
In composing his masterpiece, the Aeneid, Vergil used colors as none of his predecessors had done. In place of the largely formulaic and functional employment of color, Vergil wove a complex network of chromatic allusions, linking episode to episode, developing a set of color themes or «chords» which strongly influence the reader's response to key passages in the epic. This study further argues that Vergil anticipated a favorite device of modern film makers by «shooting» certain sections of the poem in color and others in black and white. Long appreciated for its intellectual and ethical dimensions, the Aeneid must also be seen as a masterful appeal to the senses.
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Robert Joseph Edgeworth
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AB, Loyola University, Chicago, 1967; Master of Arts, University of Michigan, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1974.
Career
Lecturing fellow, Australian National U., Canberra, 1974-1981; lecturer, San Diego State University, 1981; assistant professor classics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1981-1985; associate professor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1985-1990; professor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, since 1990; acting department chairman foreign languages, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1988-1989, 92, 94; head classics section, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1989-1994, 98-; acting director comparative literature program, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1990-1994.
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The Colors of the «Aeneid» (American University Studies)
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The Colors of the «Aeneid» (American University Studies)
Membership
Member East Baton Rouge Parish Republican Executive Committee, 1987-1988, 89-92, treasurer,1990-1992. Parliamentarian Louisiana Republican Control Committee, 1988-1993, 94-, member, 1989-1992, executive director, 1993. Delegate Republican National Convention, 1992, 96.
Member American Philological Association, Australian Society for Classical Studies, Classical Association Middle West and South, Vergilian Society, Latin Liturgy Association (chairman), Louisiana Classical Association (past chairman), National Association Parliamentarians (registered).
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Married Kathleen Mary Young, August 26, 1972. Children: Julia K., Antonia C.
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Roman Catholic