Virgil : the Aeneid / K.W. Gransden.

Author
Gransden, K. W. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
2nd ed. / by S.J. Harrison.
Published/​Created
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Description
1 online resource (vii, 111 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

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Series
Landmarks of world literature. [More in this series]
Summary note
The Aeneid is a landmark of literary narrative and poetic sensibility. This 2004 guide gives a full account of the historical setting and significance of Virgil's epic, and discusses the poet's use of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, as well as the most celebrated episodes in the poem, including the tragedy of Dido and Aeneas' visit to the underworld. The volume examines Virgil's psychological and philosophical insights, and explains the poem's status as the central classic of European culture. The final chapter considers the Aeneid's influence on later writers including Dante and the Romantics. The guide to further reading has been updated and will prove to be an invaluable resource to students coming to The Aeneid for the first time.
Notes
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references.
Language note
English
Contents
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Background; Chapter 2 Virgil and Homer; Chapter 3 Reading the Aeneid; Chapter 4 The after-life of the Aeneid; Appendix Principal characters of the poem; Guide to further reading
Other title(s)
Aeneid.
ISBN
  • 1-107-14871-5
  • 1-282-39464-9
  • 9786612394645
  • 0-511-64422-1
  • 1-139-16534-8
  • 0-511-16606-0
  • 0-511-16411-4
  • 0-511-56671-9
  • 0-511-16491-2
OCLC
  • 437163534
  • 191933742
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