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Informationen zum Autor Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro, 70-19 BC) was born in the north of Italy and completed his education in Rome. Generally considered Rome's greatest poet, he wrote Eclogues, 37 BC, and Georgics , 29 BC. He then devoted the rest of his life to the composition of his greatest work, the epic poem the Aeneid . Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro, 70-19 BC) was born in the north of Italy and completed his education in Rome. Generally considered Rome's greatest poet, he wrote Eclogues , 37 BC, and Georgics, 29 BC. He then devoted the rest of his life to the composition of his greatest work, the epic poem the Aeneid . Klappentext This edition, originally published in 1953 in the admirable Methuen Classical Texts series, has been in print ever since. It's longevity is deserved; for it remains a very fine edition, manageable at different levels of attainment. Maguinness had chiefly in mind students at sixth-form or early university level but, for the benefit of less practised students taking GCSE or in their second year of Latin bugun at University, he wisely included a Vocabulary (marked with syllable lengths to tie in with his very useful section on scansion and reading aloud) and a considerable amount of fairly elementary linguistic matter in the Notes. The Introduction gives an outline of the background knowledge needed by a beginner in Virgilian studies. For a succinct and always level-headed approach to the "Aeneid", this remains a splendid edition - one for which more advanced Virgilians still have every reason to be thankful; and Book XII gives an excellent flavour of the whole epic and the meaning of its constantly enigmatic closure. Vorwort For GCSE, A-level students and undergraduates, with an extensive Vocabulary and Notes, an outline of the background knowledge to Book XII. Zusammenfassung Latin text, with Latin-English vocabulary and notes in English. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction I. The Life And Works Of Virgil II. The Epic Tradition And The Aeneid III. Virgil's Poetry And The Modern Reader I IV. The Metre Of Virgil Bibliography Text Notes Index ...
