9781405159722

Virgil's Aeneid

Format: Hardcover

ISBN13: 9781405159722

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Overview

Written by eminent scholar David O. Ross, this guide helps readers to engage with the poetry, thought, and background of Virgil's great epic, suggesting both the depth and the beauty of Virgil's poetic images and the mental images with which the Romans lived.

  • Guides readers through the complexity of Virgil's poetic style and imagery
  • All extracts are translated, with original Latin given when necessary
  • Provides useful historical and social context in which to understand the poem as it was viewed in its time
  • Includes short introductions to important topics such as Roman religion and the Roman concept of 'character'
  • Features a helpful appendix which clarifies how to read and hear the poem's Latin hexameter

ISBN-13

9781405159722

ISBN-10

1405159723

Weight

0.84 Pounds

Dimensions

6.10 x 0.71 x 9.30 In

List Price

$117.95

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

168 pages

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Published On

2007-05-14



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