Virgil's Aeneid : A Reader's Guide PDF
by David Ross
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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
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- Publisher:Wiley
- Publication Date:15/04/2008
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- ISBN:9780470777312
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Download Now
- Format:PDF
- Publisher:Wiley
- Publication Date:15/04/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780470777312