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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 June 2012
      27 October 2003
      ISBN:
      9781139165341
      9780521539807
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139165341
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      Dimensions:
      (198 x 129 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.127kg, 120 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Classical Studies, Classical Literature, English Literature: General Interest
      Series:
      Landmarks of World Literature (New)
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    Subjects:
    Classical Studies, Classical Literature, English Literature: General Interest
    Series:
    Landmarks of World Literature (New)
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    The 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.

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    '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.'

    Source: The Journal of Classics Teaching

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