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Individual chapters correspond to the books of the poem; unlike some volumes that prejudice the reader's interpretation of the work by rearranging the order of episodes in order to influence their impact on the audience, this book moves in As we have seen, Renaissance readers approached Virgil's poetry in search of gems of moral wisdom and elegant phrases they could use in their own Latin compositions.

That is, the dominant way of reading involved breaking the text apart, Benson, W. De Bruyn, F. It is one thing to say that contemporary concerns have made contemporary readers more attuned to some things in Virgil's text than others.

But if it indeed took readers almost two thousand years to get any idea that these concerns are Despite the Roman and other thematic content of the Eclogues, and even the Georgics and Aeneid, when listening to or reading Virgil many Romans may have paid more attention to the sound and beauty of the language than to what was being She emphasizes that Veyne's fluid and vivacious translation rekindled interest in Virgil in the French reading public, then proceeds to analyse the principles behind Perret's translation of the Aeneid in the context of his work To me, reading Virgil as an undergraduate in Cambridge a couple of years after his Aen.

Servius' dictumisnot so much a revelation about the inner workings of Virgil's mind as it isa bold definition of the very essence of the poem. He is setting upa model for reading Virgil that places the poet's own reading at the center Thus Richard F.

The farmer's task is to achieve The edition is, however, particularly designed to support students who are reading Virgil's text in preparation for History Posted on Children's Books. Rare Books. Video Games. My Account. Item 1 of 0. Add to cart.

Reviews: Trustpilot. Summary This edition of the first two books of Virgil's twelve-book masterpiece the Aeneid is designed to provide all the help that someone who has finished an introductory course in Latin will need to read Virgil accurately, intelligently and with maximum benefit and pleasure. Virgil's Aeneid, an epic which tells the story of Aeneas' flight from burning Troy, his adventures on the high seas and eventual arrival in Italy, thereby founding the Roman race, is one of the most influential works of Roman literature.

This edition of the first two books is designed for those who have completed an introductory course in Latin and aims to help such users to enjoy one of Latin literature's greatest masterpieces. The text is accompanied by a running vocabulary, learning vocabulary, full grammatical help and notes.

Essays at the end of each passage are designed to encourage appreciation of Virgil's plot-handling, poetic art and rich understanding of humanity, and there are references throughout to the most helpful modern thinking about the poem and its significance. No other intermediate text is so carefully designed to provide all the help that is needed to make reading Virgil a pleasure.

Aeneas' account of the destruction of Ilium: topics for extended essays on Book II; Some views for general discussion; Appendix: other versions of the sack of Ilium; Total learning vocabulary.

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