Companion to Vergil''s Aeneid and Its Tradition

A Companion to Vergil's Aeneid and its Tradition presents a collection of original interpretive essays that represent an innovative addition to the body of Vergil scholarship.
* Provides fresh approaches to traditional Vergil scholarship and new insights into unfamiliar aspects of Vergil's textual history
* Features contributions by an international team of the most distinguished scholars
* Represents a distinctively original approach to Vergil scholarship

List of contents

Contents.
 
Illustrations.
 
Notes on Contributors.
 
Preface.
 
Acknowledgments.
 
Note on References.
 
Introduction.
 
Part I: The Aeneid in Antiquity.
 
Part II: Medieval and Renaissance Receptions.
 
Part III: The Aeneid in Music and the Visual Arts.
 
Part IV: The American Aeneid.
 
Part V: Modern Reactions to the Aeneid.
 
Bibliography.
 
Index.

About the author

Michael C. J. Putnam is MacMillan Professor of Classics and Professor of Comparative Literature emeritus at Brown University.

Summary

A Companion to Vergil s Aeneid and its Tradition presents a collection of original interpretive essays by an international team of renowned scholars. Topics covered include Vergil's handling of sources; the history of Vergil reception in literature; and the enduring influence of Vergilian themes in prose, music, and art.

Report

"In all, the volume has much to recommend it, reaching the heightsof sublimity more often than sending its readers to purgatory. Forsuch an enormous enterprise the editors are to be congratulated,especially as it is well-produced, with very few errors orproblems." (Bmcreview, 16 August 2011)

"Cooperation among the various authors is a significant featureof the book...In sum, this volume includes something for any loverof Virgil." ( CHOICE, January 2011)"This is a usefulreference for scholars in a number of disciplines." ( Book NewsInc, November 2010)

Product details

• Authors: J Farrell, Joseph Farrell, Joseph (University of Pennsylvania Farrell, Joseph Putnam Farrell, Joseph/ Putnam Farrell, J Putnam, Michael C. J. Putnam
• Assisted by: C J Putnam (Editor), C J Putnam (Editor), Josep Farrell (Editor), Joseph Farrell (Editor), Michael C. J. Putnam (Editor), Putnam Michael C. J. (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.04.2010
• EAN: 9781405175777
• ISBN: 978-1-4051-7577-7
• No. of pages: 592
• Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World; Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World; Blackwell Companions to the An
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Vergil, klassische lateinische Literatur, Classical Studies, Humanistische Studien, Latin Literature, Spezialthemen Humanistische Studien, Classical Studies Special Topics, Rom /Literatur, Literaturgeschichte