Description
Book SynopsisThis book is not yet another introduction to Virgil’s poetry. The editor and three contributors offer a guide to the key problems and to the most intelligent discussions. They do not hesitate to point out what we do not know, and where more work needs to be done. Apart from ample discussion of the poems and the main issues they raise, the book offers chapters on the life of Virgil, his style, and his influence on late Latin epic.
Trade ReviewFrom reviews of the hardcover edition 'This is a book for teachers to recommend to their students. More senior scholars too must have this book on their shelves. They will appreciate the clear and balanced surveys - and the huge quantity of useful information.' Oliver Lyne, Classical Review, 1999.
Table of ContentsVirgil - his life and times; "Bucolics"; "Georgics"; "Aeneid"; style, language and metre; Virgil's impact at Rome - the non-literary evidence; Virgil - the literary impact (Ovid's "Metamorphoses", Lucanus, Valerius Flaccus, Statius' "Thebaid", Statius' "Achilleid", Silius Italicus); the transmission of Virgil's works in antiquity and the Middle Ages.
