Aeneid by Virgil

Checking stock...

The feel-good place to buy books

Free UK delivery over £5
10% off preloved books when you join +Plus
Buying preloved emits 46% less CO2 than new
Give your books a new home - sell them back to us!

Aeneid by Virgil

This is the first volume of R. Deryck Williams' classic edition of the Aeneid, covering books I-VI. It includes the Latin text, with English introduction, an extensive commentary and notes by this renowned Virgilian scholar.

Designed for upper school and university students, the commentary discusses the life and works of Virgil, the legend of Aeneas, structure and themes and Virgil's hexameter. It interprets the poetic methods and intentions of the Aeneid, and explains not only what Virgil says, but how he says it and why he says it in the particular way which he chooses. Williams considers the limitations and similarities of diction from English poets - particularly Spenser and Milton - in order to illuminate the literary impact of the Virgilian passage. Williams' aim was to be concise rather than omissive and his notes remain an example of clarity and good sense for any student approaching the first half of the Aeneid in whole or in part.

Slavitt has written more than fifty volumes as a poet, writer, critic, and journalist. His translations include Ovid's Metamorphoses, Avianus' Fables, Virgil's Eclogues and Georgics, and Seneca's Tragedies, Vols. 1 and 2 are all accessible through Johns Hopkins University Press.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780865164215
ISBN 10	0865164215
Title	Aeneid
Author	Virgil
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers,U.S.
Year published	1964-01-01
Number of pages	545
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
Note	Unavailable

Aeneid by Virgil

The feel-good place to buy books

You might also like

Customers who bought this item also bought