Virgil, Aeneid 8 : text, translation, and commentary /

Virgil, Aeneid 8 : text, translation, and commentary /

This volume provides the first full-scale commentary on the eighth book of Virgil's Aeneid, the book in which the poet presents the unforgettable tour of the site of the future Rome that the Arcadian Evander provides for his Trojan guest Aeneas, as well as the glorious apparition and bestowal o...

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Main Author: Virgil.

Other Authors: Fratantuono, Lee, 1973-, Smith, R. Alden.

Format: eBook

Language: Latin
English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2018.

Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements 416.
Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Supplement 2018, ISBN: 9789004363922.

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Aeneas > (Legendary character)
Virgil. > Aeneis. > Liber 8.
Epic poetry, Latin > Translations into English.

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Call Number: PA6807.A5

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Summary:This volume provides the first full-scale commentary on the eighth book of Virgil's Aeneid, the book in which the poet presents the unforgettable tour of the site of the future Rome that the Arcadian Evander provides for his Trojan guest Aeneas, as well as the glorious apparition and bestowal of the mystical, magical shield of Vulcan on which the great events of the future Roman history are presented - culminating in the Battle of Actium and the victory of Octavian over the forces of Antony and Cleopatra. A critical text based on a fresh examination of the manuscript tradition is accompanied by a prose translation.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9789004367388
ISSN:0169-8958 ;
Access:Available to subscribing member institutions only.