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The 'Aeneid' of Virgil is one of the greatest works of Classical antiquity. This study by the Virgilian scholar R. Deryck Williams, first published in 1987 and long since unavailable, sets the 'Aeneid' in its historical literary background and shows how Virgil related his own world of the newly established Roman Empire to the experience of the past. The poetic qualities of epic are analysed and illustrated by frequent quotations from the Latin, always with prose translations. The book will be appreciated by students and teachers of literature, and by knowledgeable non-academic readers. James Morwood's new Foreword for this edition contains an appreciation of R.D. Williams' work and provides a select bibliography of later writing on the subject.
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The late R.D. Williams, Professor of Classics at Reading University, was a leading scholar of Virgil and published numerous articles and commentaries on his work, of which this book was the culmination. James Morwood is an Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College, Oxford.
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- PublisherUnwin Hyman
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0048000426
- ISBN 13 9780048000422
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages250
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Book Description Hardcover. Black cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; black dj, bw illustrated with white lettering; mylar cover; 171 pp. "This introductory study analyses the literary qualities of Virgil's epic and the way in which the poet explores the dilemmas of the human condition." -DJ ncludes bibliographical references (pages 162-166) and index. VG/VG (Ex-library with stamps and labels on spine, inside front and rear covers, ffep and block.). Seller Inventory # 185792
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