Virgil, Aeneid II: A Selection

This is the OCR-endorsed edition covering the Latin AS and A-Level (Group 3) prescription of Virgil''s Aeneid Book 2, lines 40-249 and the A-Level (Group 4) prescription of Book 2, lines 268-317, 370-558, giving full Latin text, commentary and vocabulary, with a detailed introduction that also covers the prescribed material to be read in English for A Level. Book II of Virgil''s Aeneid is the story of how Troy fell and how Aeneas escaped with his family and his city''s gods. It is a narrative relayed in retrospect by Aeneas as a refugee at the court of Queen Dido in Carthage, and the OCR selection covers the book''s first two thirds: the Wooden Horse episode, and the chaos which ensues - including the dramatic murder of King Priam. Virgil depicts war in all its ugly complexity, and Aeneas'' response to this - as combatant in Troy, as exile in Carthage - is central to the poem''s early exposition.Supporting resources are available on the Companion Website: https://www.bloomsbury.pub/OCR-editions-2024-2026>

Product details

• Authors: Dominic Jones
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2023
• EAN: 9781350156470
• ISBN: 978-1-350-15647-0
• No. of pages: 168
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 214 mm x 6 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Classical linguistics / literary studies; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Ancient & Classical, Classical texts, Ancient Sagas and epics, Classic and pre-20th century poetry, Designed / suitable for A & AS Level, Latin; classical text; OCR