Virgil: Aeneid Book XI

ISBN-13: 9781107416789 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 314 str.

Scott McGill

Opis

A complete treatment of Aeneid XI, with a thorough introduction to key characters, context, and metre, and a detailed line-by-line commentary which will aid readers' understanding of Virgil's language and syntax. Indispensable for students and instructors reading this important book, which includes the funeral of Pallas and the death of Camilla.

Recenzje

'… a remarkable work of interpretation and a worthy addition to a very successful series.' Alessandro Barchiesi, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Spis treści

Introduction: 1. Summary of Aeneid XI; 2. Book XI within the Aeneid; 3. Aeneas; 4. Aeneas, Pallas, and Evander; 5. The Latin Council; 6. Camilla; 7. Metre; 8. The text; P. Vergili Maronis Aeneidos Liber Vndecimvs; Commentary.

O autorze

McGill, Scott Scott McGill is a Professor of Classics at Rice University, Houston. He has published three previous books, including Plagiarism in Latin Literature (Cambridge, 2012).