Virgil: Aeneid Book VIII

Informationen zum Autor Publius Vergilius Maro, known to us as Virgil (70 B.C.-19 B.C.), is best remembered for his masterpiece, The Aeneid, in which he represented the Emperor Augustus as a descendant of the half-divine Aeneas, a refugee from the fall of Troy and legendary founder of Rome. Virgil claimed on his deathbed that The Aeneid was unfinished and expressed a desire to have it burned, but it became the national epic of ancient Rome, a monument of Latin literature, and has been regarded as one of the great classics of Western literature ever since. Virgil's other works include the Eclogues and the Georgics, also considered masterpieces. Klappentext This is primarily a textbook for university students and sixth-formers, but it also contains material which may be of interest to students of English and comparative literature. Zusammenfassung Book VIII is one of the most attractive and important books of Virgil's Aeneid. It includes the visit of Aaneas to the site of the future Rome! the story of Hercules and Cacus! the episode between Venus and Vulcan and the description of the great symbolic shield of Aeneas. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Map of the site of Rome; introduction; 1. Virgil's career and reputation; 2. The Aeneid; 3. Book VIII; 4. The poetry; Commentary; Appendices; Bibliography; Indexes to the commentary.

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• Authors: K. W. Gransden, Virgil, Virgil Virgil
• Assisted by: K W Gransden (Editor), K. W. Gransden (Editor), K. W. (University of Warwick) Gransden (Editor), Gransden K. W. (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.07.1976
• EAN: 9780521290470
• ISBN: 978-0-521-29047-0
• No. of pages: 212
• Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics; Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets