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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819271303321

Autore

Gransden K. W

Titolo

Virgil : the Aeneid / / K.W. Gransden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, : Cambridge University Press, 2004

ISBN

1-107-14871-5

1-282-39464-9

9786612394645

0-511-64422-1

1-139-16534-8

0-511-16606-0

0-511-16411-4

0-511-56671-9

0-511-16491-2

Edizione

[2nd ed. / by S.J. Harrison.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 111 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Landmarks of world literature

Altri autori (Persone)

HarrisonS. J

Disciplina

873.01

Soggetti

Aeneas (Legendary character) in literature

Epic poetry, Latin - History and criticism

Rome In literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Background; Chapter 2 Virgil and Homer; Chapter 3 Reading the Aeneid; Chapter 4 The after-life of the Aeneid; Appendix Principal characters of the poem; Guide to further reading

Sommario/riassunto

The Aeneid is a landmark of literary narrative and poetic sensibility. This 2004 guide gives a full account of the historical setting and significance of Virgil's epic, and discusses the poet's use of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, as well as the most celebrated episodes in the poem, including the tragedy of Dido and Aeneas' visit to the underworld. The volume examines Virgil's psychological and philosophical insights, and explains the poem's status as the central classic of European culture. The final chapter considers the Aeneid's influence on later writers including Dante and the Romantics. The guide to further reading has



been updated and will prove to be an invaluable resource to students coming to The Aeneid for the first time.