Virgil

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"The real gem of this book comes in Chapter 6, where Smithoffers a wonderfully concise and comprehensible overview of theVergilian manuscripts with examples of textual problems that heteases out carefully to show why and how editors emend; teacherswho wish to introduce textual criticism to advanced Latin studentsor to explain how Vergil got from ancient Rome to modern readerswill find this section a superb resource . . . Chapter 8 closes thevolume with ample suggestions for further reading that will beespecially useful for those teaching Vergil for the first time,including much readily accessible material that can be used to fillthose gaps in Smith's book that will present difficulties tonewcomers to Vergil and Classical literature." (Classical Journal, 1 December 2012) "Overall this is a highly successful volume ... He is to becommended on producing a sensitive, sensible, and thoroughly usefulbook that will be of great help to students, teachers, and thosewho would like to gain insights on Vergilian matters andscholarship." (Vergilius, 2011) "The present book contains eight chapters, one of the mostvaluable of which is a handsomely illustrated guide to theVirgilian manuscript tradition that constitutes a welcome primerwith useful analyses of several textual cruces ... While volumes ofthis sort have little to offer seasoned scholars, S.'s book will beof interest and use to students of Virgil at all levels. The moreexperienced, too, will care to see how a gifted Virgilian treatsboth familiar problems and less travelled Maronian byways." (TheClassical Review, 2011) "Smith has written a guide that should become a standard for thenext generation of Vergilian readers." (Bryn Mawr Classical Review,11 June 2011)"A truly useful introduction to Vergil and his poetry. Smithcombines up-to-date information on the issues with an intelligentand well-written assessment. Highly recommended." Karl Galinsky, University of Texas at Austin "For the newcomer to Virgil, this book will be a welcomeintroduction to the poet's works and their reception bycritics, artists, and scholars through the centuries." Peter E. Knox, University of Colorado, Boulder