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Virgil: Aeneid VIII

Buch | Softcover

296 Seiten

2017
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-4725-2787-5 (ISBN)

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Book VIII of the Aeneid presents a crucial turning point in the mythological foundation of Rome, with clear political resonances for the future Augustan regime. Set on the verge of war between the Latins and Aeneas' Trojan forces, it describes Aeneas' visit to the future site of Rome, where he enlists the help of the Arcadian King Evander for the forthcoming war.In confirmation of the gods’ support for Aeneas, his mother Venus presents her son with new armour, including a shield depicting key events in the future history of Rome. Their climax is Augustus' victory at Actium over the forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra.

This new edition makes the Latin text accessible to students, with commentary notes providing ample linguistic help, explanation of difficult words and phrases, a glossary of grammatical and literary terminology, and a full list of vocabulary and proper names. The in-depth introduction sets the work in its literary and historical context, and provides an overview of Virgil's metrical and stylistic points.

Keith Maclennan was Head of Classics at Rugby School, UK, and is editor of books I, IV and VI of Virgil's Aeneid, also published by Bloomsbury. He is also author of Horace, a Poet for a New Age (2010), and co-editor of Plautus' Aulularia (2016).

Preface

Introduction
Preamble: Imminent doom?
Crisis in the Roman state
Virgil
The Aeneid
Summary of the Aeneid
Aeneid viii
Style
Rhythm, Metre
Reception

Some further reading
Aeneid viii: The Latin text

Abbreviations
Notes on the text
Index 1: Literary, grammatical and metrical terms
Index 2: Names etc.
Vocabulary

Erscheint lt. Verlag	7.9.2017
Reihe/Serie	Latin Texts
Zusatzinfo	2 bw illus
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Gewicht	340 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
	Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Lyrik / Gedichte
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-4725-2787-9 / 1472527879
ISBN-13	978-1-4725-2787-5 / 9781472527875
Zustand	Neuware