Virgil: The Aeneid

by K.W. Gransden

The Aeneid is a landmark of literary narrative and poetic sensibility. This 2004 guide gives a full account of the historical setting and significance of Virgil's epic, and discusses the poet's use of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, as well as the most celebrated episodes in the poem, including the tragedy of Dido and Aeneas' visit to the underworld. The volume examines Virgil's psychological and philosophical insights, and explains the poem's status as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521832136
• ISBN13: 9780521832137
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 8.1"