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Zusatztext Maclennan's commentary offers especially good coverage on the portions of Aeneid I included on the newly-pared-down Advanced Placement syllabus that goes into effect in 2012; this coverage! along with the affordable price! should make it possible for teachers to adopt the book with confidence. 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 . Keith Maclennan was Head of Classics at Rugby School, UK, and was editor of books I, IV and VI of Virgil's Aeneid , also published by Bloomsbury. He was also author of Horace, a Poet for a New Age (2010), and co-editor of Plautus' Aulularia (2016). Klappentext In Book I of the Aeneid, Aeneas is shipwrecked on the coast of North Africa, near where the Phoenician queen Dido is building a city that will become Carthage. Aeneas and Dido meet and she falls hopelessly in love. This new edition of the Latin text replaces the long-serving edition by Gould & Whiteley, making the book more accessible to today 's students and taking account of the most recent scholarship and critical approaches to Virgil. It includes a substantial introduction, the Latin text, annotation to explain language and content, a glossary and a comprehensive vocabulary. Zusammenfassung In Book I of the Aeneid , Aeneas is shipwrecked on the coast of North Africa, near where the Phoenician queen Dido is building a city that will become Carthage. Aeneas and Dido meet. Their doomed love is set against Aeneas' destiny as founding father of Rome. Edited by Keith Maclennan, this volume makes Virgil's work more accessible to today's students, by setting it in its literary and historical context and taking account of the most recent scholarship and critical approaches to Virgil. The edition includes a full introduction which covers Virgil's life and writings, his literary predecessors, a summary of the epic poem's plot, an exploration of Rome, Carthage and Dido's role, explanation of the metre, and some notes on translating and reading the poem. As well as the introduction, the volume contains the original Latin text, in-depth annotation to explain language and content, a glossary and a comprehensive vocabulary list. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction 1. Tantae molis erat ...2. The Aeneid and Roman history 3. Virgil’s life and writings 4. Virgil’s predecessors 5. Rome, Carthage and Dido 6. Summary of the Aeneid 7. The Aeneid after Virgil 8. Translating Virgil 9. Metre 10. Virgil’s use of metre and language 11. Reading Virgil Some reading Aeneid I: The Latin Text Notes on the Text Index 1: Literary, grammatical and metrical terms Index 2: Names etc. Vocabulary Abbreviations...
