{"product_id":"virgils-augustan-epic-9780521034968","title":"Virgils Augustan Epic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn examination of the main characters in the Aeneid - Aeneas himself, Dido and Turnus - in the light of Virgil's contemporary Augustan political and literary ideology. The characters and the plot and incident of the epic are seen as embodying and exemplifying the ancient ideals of kingship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface; 1. Divine and human kingship; 2. Kingship and the love affair of Aeneas and Dido; 3. Kingship and the conflict of Aeneas and Turnus; 4. Concord and discord; 5. Geography and nationalism; 6. Dido and the elegiac tradition; 7. Lavinia and the lyric tradition; 8. The Aeneid as Odyssey; 9. The games in Homer and Virgil; List of modern works cited; Index locorum; General index.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767576363351,"sku":"9780521034968","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521034968.jpg?v=1758713842","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/virgils-augustan-epic-9780521034968","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}