Virgil's Aeneid - Ross, David
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Written by eminent scholar David O. Ross, this guide helps readers to engage with the poetry, thought, and background of Virgil's great epic, suggesting both the depth and the beauty of Virgil's poetic images and the mental images with which the Romans lived. The book discusses in detail important illustrative passages in their poetic, historical, and intellectual contexts. Ross includes short introductions to key topics such as Roman religion and the Roman concept of "character," as well as a valuable appendix that clarifies how to read and hear the poem's Latin hexameter. This expertly…mehr

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Written by eminent scholar David O. Ross, this guide helps readers to engage with the poetry, thought, and background of Virgil's great epic, suggesting both the depth and the beauty of Virgil's poetic images and the mental images with which the Romans lived. The book discusses in detail important illustrative passages in their poetic, historical, and intellectual contexts. Ross includes short introductions to key topics such as Roman religion and the Roman concept of "character," as well as a valuable appendix that clarifies how to read and hear the poem's Latin hexameter. This expertly written guide is an indispensable companion for anyone reading Virgil's Aeneid for the first time, in Latin or translation, and for readers seeking a deeper understanding of this classic epic poem.
Autorenporträt
David O. Ross is Emeritus Professor of Classics at the University of Michigan. He is author of Style and Tradition in Catullus (1969), Backgrounds to Augustan Poetry: Gallus, Elegy, and Rome (1975), and Virgil's Elements: Physics and Poetry in the Georgics (1987).
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"I believe that everyone--professional academic,student, or layperson--will benefit from Ross's lyrical andinsightful reading of Vergil's great poem." (Bryn MawrClassical Review, March 2009)

"The book says a great many things that need to be said,or said again. It does not seek controversy and avoids much that iseasily available elsewhere. What it does say is largely familiar,even comfortable, but it is well said, clear, detailed,moderate." (New England Classical Journal, February2009)

"Beautifully conceived and nuanced guide...the depth,sensitivity, and accessibility of the volume make it worthycompanion to its predecessors. Ross explicates...with exquisitecare and clarity." (Choice)

"The ideas and arguments presented in this work are thoughtprovoking." (Journal of Classics Teaching)"This book is well conceived, and extremely well written. Itapproaches the big issues in nuanced ways, and brings out thecomplexities of the Aeneid in ways that will make the poemaccessible to undergraduates, and to anyone interested inVirgil."
-Richard F. Thomas, Harvard University