{"product_id":"virgil-the-aeneid-paperback-9780521539807","title":"Virgil: The Aeneid (Paperback) 9780521539807","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eVirgil: The Aeneid\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 2004 guide gives a full account of the historical setting and significance of The Aeneid.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eK. W. Gransden (Author), S. J. Harrison (Prepared for publication by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521539807, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 10 November 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e120 pages\u003cbr\u003e19.9 x 12.8 x 0.8 cm, 0.127 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This excellent introduction to the Aeneid appears as a reprint in CUP's reliable and attractive Landmarks of World Literature series … a welcome  product of detailed and careful study … Gransden is readable and engaging and this is certainly a book that all students of Virgil, at school or university, should seek out … Gransden's Guide is an excellent addition to any academic library.' The Journal of Classics Teaching\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe 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 the central classic of European culture. The final chapter considers the Aeneid's influence on later writers including Dante and the Romantics. The guide to further reading has been updated and will prove to be an invaluable resource to students coming to The Aeneid for the first time.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Background: 1. Virgil in the light of his time\u003cbr\u003e 2. Life of Virgil\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Eclogues\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Georgics\u003cbr\u003e 5. Metrical unity and continuity\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Virgil and Homer: 6. 'Arms and the man'\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Aeneas legend\u003cbr\u003e 8. The 'Odyssean' Aeneid\u003cbr\u003e 9. The 'Iliadic' Aeneid\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Reading The Aeneid: 10. The text\u003cbr\u003e 11. The story\u003cbr\u003e 12. Structure\u003cbr\u003e 13. Expression and sensibility\u003cbr\u003e 14. Narrative technique\u003cbr\u003e 15. The world of the dead\u003cbr\u003e 16. Father-figures\u003cbr\u003e 17. Juno\u003cbr\u003e 18. War and heroism\u003cbr\u003e 19. Fate and free will\u003cbr\u003e 20. Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. The After-Life of the Aeneid: 21. Influences and reputation\u003cbr\u003e 22. Virgil and Dante\u003cbr\u003e 23. Virgil and renaissance epic\u003cbr\u003e 24. Virgil and romanticism\u003cbr\u003e Principal characters of the poem\u003cbr\u003e Guide to further reading.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20classical,%20early%20\u0026amp;%20medieval%20%5BDSBB%5D%22\"\u003eDSBB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001419125016,"sku":"9780521539807","price":20.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521539807i_2f4798dc-d76a-4d31-9de6-44630236bbc0.jpg?v=1691369327","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/virgil-the-aeneid-paperback-9780521539807","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}