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VIRGIL

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1405159499

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9781405159494

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Publisher:

JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD

Pub. date:

17 September, 2010

Series:

Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World

Pages:

224

Description:

Virgil offers undergraduates, graduate students and general readers a comprehensive and carefully balanced introduction to the works and literary reception of Virgil. Offering a fresh, comprehensive introduction to Virgil in translation, this book traces the poet's literary influence on later authors and his impact on the arts.

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Virgil offers undergraduates, graduate students and general readers a comprehensive and carefully balanced introduction to the works and literary reception of Virgil. * Offers a fresh, comprehensive introduction to Virgil in translation * Explores the historical context in which Virgil wrote and lived * Discusses the manuscript tradition of Virgil * Traces the poet's literary influence on later authors and his impact on the arts * Includes suggestions for further readings

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Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)

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