Virgil: Aeneid VIII

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 . H.E. Gould edited Caesar Gallic War III , Cicero: De Amicitia and Five Roman Poets , all published by Bloomsbury. J.L. Whiteley taught Classics at Kilburn Grammar School, Middlesex and Selhurst Grammar School, Croydon, as well as producing an extensive range of Latin texts along with H. E. Gould. Zusammenfassung This school edition! first published by Macmillan in 1953! includes an introduction! the Latin text! notes on the text and an appendix containing brief selections from Livy! Ovid and Horace relating to themes in the legends and history of Rome relevant to the subject matter of Aeneid VIII. Inhaltsverzeichnis ForewordPreface to this editionIntroduction:Publius Vergilius MaroThe Metre of the PoemMap of the MediterraneanText NotesVocabularyAdditional Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Virgil
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.08.1998
• EAN: 9780906515396
• ISBN: 978-0-906515-39-6
• No. of pages: 148
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 220 mm x 9 mm
• Series: Latin Texts
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; POETRY / General, Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Poetry by individual poets, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Poetry / poems by individual poets