Virgil: The Aeneid (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

The Aeneid is a landmark of literary narrative and poetic sensibility. This 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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Landmarks of World Literature (New)
Release date:	November 2003
First published:	2004
Authors:	K.W. Gransden
Contributors:	S.J. Harrison
Dimensions:	199 x 128 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	120
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-53980-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval
LSN:	0-521-53980-3
Barcode:	9780521539807

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