Virgil : Aeneid I-VI

by Virgil; Williams, Robert Deryck

• ISBN13: 9781853994968
• ISBN10: 1853994960
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-01-01
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
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Summary

This commentary interprets the poetic methods and intentions of the Aeneid, and explains not only what Virgil says but how he says it and why he says it in the particular way which he chooses. The limitations and similarities of diction from English poets are frequently quoted, especially from Spenser and Milton, because this can illuminate the literary impact of the Vergilian passage.

Author Biography

R. Deryck Williams was Professor of Classics at the University of Reading, UK, and a leading scholar of Virgil; he published numerous articles and commentaries on his work.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Life and works of Virgil

Virgil and Augustus

The legend of Aeneas

Sources of the Aeneid

Synopsis of the Aeneid

Structure and themes

Virgil's hexameter

The manuscripts of the Aeneid and the ancient commentators

Differences of text between this edition and Mynors and Hirtzel

Bibliography

Text Commentary

Index to the notes

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