Virgil's Aeneid : A Reader's Guide
ISBN: 9780470777312
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Limited; Download: 7 Days at a Time
Subjects: Literature;

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

David Ross is the author of "A Little History of Scotland" and "A Little History of England".

(Bowker Author Biography)


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