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Record Nr.

UNISA996441547703316

Autore

Ross David O

Titolo

Virgil's Aeneid [[electronic resource] ] : a reader's guide / / David O. Ross

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2007

ISBN

1-281-31121-9

9786611311216

0-470-77669-2

0-470-77731-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (168 p.)

Disciplina

873.01

873/.01

Soggetti

Epic poetry, Latin

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes indexes.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Virgil's Aeneid: A Reader's Guide; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Virgil's Hero; 2 The Victims; 3 Fate and the Gods; 4 Virgil's Troy; 5 Rome, the rerum imago; 6 Virgil, His Life and Works; Appendix: The Latin Hexameter; General Index; Index of Passages;

Sommario/riassunto

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