AN ATTEMPT AT A PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF MAECENAS
Abstract
This article attempts a psychological analysis of Caius Maecenas, the patron of Horace and Vergil and right-hand man to Augustus in the sphere of security. The psychoanalytical approach to scholarship runs counter to the persuasions of modem literary theorists. It is conceded that such a study readily lends itself to hostile criticism, but at the same time there is little doubt that it can help elucidate the issues unresolved by the strict adherence to the "new criticism". It is with such an aim that the study is undertaken and it is hoped that it will provide an insight not only into Maecenas' political career, but also into his personal relationships and his literary output.
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2014-03-30
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