{"product_id":"ronald-knoxs-lectures-on-virgils-aeneid-9781350118287","title":"Ronald Knoxs Lectures on Virgils Aeneid","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book makes available Ronald Knox's hitherto unpublished lectures on Virgil's \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e delivered at Trinity College, Oxford, as part of a lecture course on Virgil in 1912. Written with Knox's customary incisiveness and with frequent allusions to contemporary life, the lectures are devoted to the appreciation of the \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e and focus on what he called the essential and dominant characteristics' that make up its greatness. They deal with Virgil's political and religious outlook, ideas of the afterlife, sense of romance and pathos, narrative style, sources, versification and appreciation of scenery. His interpretation of the relationship between Dido and Aeneas renders redundant the question, much debated to this day, of whether Aeneas loved Dido, and also portrays Aeneas more sympathetically than is currently fashionable.  The additional introductory and critical essays by the contributors place the lectures in their historical and scholarly context, bring out their enduri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book takes us inside an Oxford lecture room of 1912, where we hear the insights of a brilliant literary mind. Ronald Knox communicates his sensitive observations on Virgil’s \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e with the charm and wit of a master teacher. -- Tom Keeline, Associate Professor of Classics, Washington University in St. Louis, USA\u003cbr\u003eRonald Knox’s lectures on the \u003ci\u003eAeneid \u003c\/i\u003eare a long-lost delight, and a valuable addition to our understanding of classics education and scholarship in early 20th century England. Francesca Bugliani Knox is to be thanked for shepherding them finally to print. -- Anne Rogerson, Charles Tesoriero Senior Lecturer in Latin, University of Sydney, Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations List of Contributors Acknowledgements  Foreword  \u003ci\u003e(Charles Martindale, University of Bristol, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e  Introduction: The Context of Ronald Knox’s Lectures on Virgil \u003ci\u003e(Francesca Bugliani Knox, University College London, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e  Note on the Lecture List (Literae Humaniores) in The Oxford University Gazette (18 January 1912)  Editing Criteria  Part I: Ronald Knox’s Lectures on Virgil  1. Virgil’s Political Outlook 2. Virgil’s Religious Outlook 3. Virgil’s Romance and Pathos 4. Virgil’s Art and Treatment of His Story 5. Virgil’s Appreciation of Scenery 6. Virgil’s Use of His Sources 7. Note on the Composition of Book 3 8. Characteristics of Virgil’s Style and Versification  Part II: Critical Essays  ‘Ronald Knox’s Lectures on Virgil: “A Wealth of Delicate Tenderness”’ \u003ci\u003e(Matthew McGowan, Fordham University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  ‘Ronald Knox’s Lectures on Virgil: their Relevance for Scholarly Interpretation of the Aeneid’  \u003ci\u003e(Francesco Montarese, MPW College London, UK) \u003c\/i\u003e  ‘The Setting of the Lecture given by Monsignor Ronald Knox to the Virgil Society on 31 March 1946’ \u003ci\u003e(John Mair, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e  Appendix: ‘J. E. Lowe, Ronald Knox and the Virgil Society lecture entitled “The Problem of Dido and Aeneas”’ \u003ci\u003e(Francesca Bugliani Knox, University College London, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e  Notes  Bibliography Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019629134167,"sku":"9781350118287","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350118287.jpg?v=1750780834","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ronald-knoxs-lectures-on-virgils-aeneid-9781350118287","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}