Reading Virgil - Aeneidi and II

Informationen zum Autor Peter Jones was Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne until his retirement. He has written many books for the student of Latin and Greek, most recently Reading Ovid (Cambridge, 2007) and (with Keith Sidwell) the Reading Latin textbook series. Klappentext Provides all the help that an intermediate Latin learner will need to read the first two books of the Aeneid. Zusammenfassung This edition of the first two books of Virgil's twelve-book masterpiece the Aeneid is designed to provide all the help that someone who has finished an introductory course in Latin will need to read Virgil accurately! intelligently and with maximum benefit and pleasure. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Glossary of literary terms; Notes for the reader; Help with the text; Grammar; Metre and verse in the Aeneid; Bibliography; Maps; Book I. Aeneas' mission: from storm to refuge: topics for extended essays on Book I; Book II. Aeneas' account of the destruction of Ilium: topics for extended essays on Book II; Some views for general discussion; Appendix: other versions of the sack of Ilium; Total learning vocabulary.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Jones, Vergil
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.03.2011
• EAN: 9780521171540
• ISBN: 978-0-521-17154-0
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: Cambridge Intermediate Latin Readers; Cambridge Intermediate Latin R; Cambridge Intermediate Latin Readers
• Subjects: Education and learning > Readings/interpretations/reading notes; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Classical linguistics / literary studies; 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