Virgil offers undergraduates, graduate students and general readers a comprehensive and carefully balanced introduction to the works and literary receptionof Virgil. * Offers a fresh, comprehensive introduction to Virgil in translation * Explores the historical context in which Virgil wrote and lived * Discusses the manuscript tradition of Virgil * Traces the poet's literary influence on later authors and his impact on the arts * Includes suggestions for furtherreadings INDICE: List of Figures. Preface. Note on Abbreviations. 1. Generalizing about Virgil: Dialogue, Wisdom, Mission. 2. Publius Vergilius Maro: A Preamble.3. Eclogue Dialogues. 4. The Georgics: A Repast of Wisdom. 5. The Aeneid: Mission and Telos. 6. Virgilian Manuscripts: Codex to Critical Edition. 7. The Virgilian Legacy. 8. Further Reading. Index.
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-5949-4
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 224
- Fecha Publicación: 17/09/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés