An Introduction to Virgil's Aeneid
Published on 10. July 1969
Book
Paperback/Softback
174 pages
978-0-19-872024-9 (ISBN)
Description
This work is addressed to students of Virgil and of literature in general, including those who may be approaching the "Aeneid" for the first time. It attempts through discussion of particular topics to convey a balanced impression of the nature of the poem as a whole.
Reviews / Votes
'The work deserves to be edited, and Cauchi has done the task impeccably... An edition which -deservedly- will never be superseded'.Colin Burrow, Journal of Roman Studies.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 205 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
224 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-872024-9 (9780198720249)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
PRELIMINARY; STORY AND ITS SUBJECT: ROME; HERO: AENEAS; SECONDARY HEROES: DIDO AND TURNUS; HIGHER POWERS: FATE AND THE GODS; PRINCIPLES OF STRUCTURE: CONTINUITY AND SYMMETRY; POETIC EXPRESSION: LANGUAGE AND SENSIBILITY; MAKING THE STORY: FUSION OF THE LEGEND OF AENEAS' COMING TO ITALY WITH MATTER FROM ILIAD AND ODYSSEY; MAKING AN EPISODE: FUSION OF INHERITED MATERIALS EXEMPLIFIED IN THE 6TH BOOK; ECHOES OF HISTORY; RELEVANT AND IRRELEVANT ASSOCIATIONS. CONCLUSION; APPENDICES