Virgil: The Aeneid

This guide offers a complete account of the historical setting and significance of The Aeneid, and discusses Virgil'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 analyzes the poem's status as the central classical work of European culture. The guide to further reading has been updated and will prove an invaluable resource. First Edition Hb (1990): 0-521-32329-0 First Edition Pb (1990): 0-521-31157-8

Preface
Part I. Background: 1. Virgil in the light of his time
2. Life of Virgil
3. The Eclogues
4. The Georgics
5. Metrical unity and continuity
Part II. Virgil and Homer: 6. 'Arms and the man'
7. The Aeneas legend
8. The 'Odyssean' Aeneid
9. The 'Iliadic' Aeneid
Part III. Reading The Aeneid: 10. The text
11. The story
12. Structure
13. Expression and sensibility
14. Narrative technique
15. The world of the dead
16. Father-figures
17. Juno
18. War and heroism
19. Fate and free will
20. Conclusions
Part IV. The After-Life of the Aeneid: 21. Influences and reputation
22. Virgil and Dante
23. Virgil and renaissance epic
24. Virgil and romanticism
Principal characters of the poem
Guide to Further Reading.

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