Vergil in the "Wracke" and the "Comming to Virginia": The Indictment and Rebirth of Jamestown in William Strachey's A True Reportory

IF 0.3 3区 文学 0 LITERATURE, AMERICAN
Teresa Scott
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Abstract:This article investigates William Strachey's use of Vergilian epic in his forthright, firsthand account of the Jamestown colony in 1610. By relying on the Aeneid as a classical colonial predecessor, Strachey justifies the difficulties occurring in the colony as a necessary component of colonial success, reflected by Aeneas's suffering prior to his divinely foretold foundation of Rome. In particular, Strachey utilizes the Aeneid's split travel-foundation structure, its use of the Muse as a figure conferring divine authority, and its procolonial ideologies presented in the foundations of both Rome and Carthage. In doing so, Strachey both critiques the governance of Jamestown before the arrival of Lord de la Warre in 1610 and figures de la Warre's arrival as a moment of rebirth for the colony. Strachey's creation of the colony's rebirth allows him to highlight the assured successes of Jamestown while further urging his audience to participate in the colonial project.
“围城”中的维吉尔与“对弗吉尼亚的承诺”——威廉·斯特拉奇《真实的报告文学》中詹姆斯敦的控诉与重生
摘要:本文考察了威廉·斯特拉奇在对1610年詹姆斯敦殖民地的直接、直接的叙述中对维吉尔史诗的使用。Strachey将埃涅阿斯王朝视为古典殖民地的前身,将殖民地发生的困难视为殖民地成功的必要组成部分,这反映在埃涅阿斯在神圣预言的罗马建立之前的苦难中。特别是,Strachey利用了埃涅伊德分裂的旅行基础结构,将缪斯作为授予神圣权威的人物,以及在罗马和迦太基的基础上呈现的前殖民意识形态。在这样做的过程中,Strachey既批评了1610年德拉瓦尔勋爵到来之前詹姆斯敦的治理,也将德拉瓦尔的到来视为殖民地的重生时刻。Strachey对殖民地重生的创作使他能够突出詹姆斯敦的成功,同时进一步敦促他的观众参与殖民项目。
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EARLY AMERICAN LITERATURE
EARLY AMERICAN LITERATURE LITERATURE, AMERICAN-
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