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Autore: |
Ross David O
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Titolo: |
Virgil's Aeneid [[electronic resource] ] : a reader's guide / / David O. Ross
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Pubblicazione: | Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2007 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (168 p.) |
Disciplina: | 873.01 |
873/.01 | |
Soggetto topico: | Epic poetry, Latin |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
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 |
Titolo autorizzato: | Virgil's Aeneid ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-281-31121-9 |
9786611311216 | |
0-470-77669-2 | |
0-470-77731-1 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910143821803321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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