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ISBN: 9781405159739
Year: 2007
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 168
Description:
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
ISBN: 9781405159739
Year: 2007
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 168
Description:
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