Virgil, Aeneid, 4.1-299
Title | Virgil, Aeneid, 4.1-299 PDF eBook |
Author | Ingo Gildenhard |
Publisher | Open Book Publishers |
Total Pages | 322 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 1909254150 |
Love and tragedy dominate book four of Virgil's most powerful work, building on the violent emotions invoked by the storms, battles, warring gods, and monster-plagued wanderings of the epic's opening. Destined to be the founder of Roman culture, Aeneas, nudged by the gods, decides to leave his beloved Dido, causing her suicide in pursuit of his historical destiny. A dark plot, in which erotic passion culminates in sex, and sex leads to tragedy and death in the human realm, unfolds within the larger horizon of a supernatural sphere, dominated by power-conscious divinities. Dido is Aeneas' most significant other, and in their encounter Virgil explores timeless themes of love and loyalty, fate and fortune, the justice of the gods, imperial ambition and its victims, and ethnic differences. This course book offers a portion of the original Latin text, study questions, a commentary, and interpretative essays. Designed to stretch and stimulate readers, Ingo Gildenhard's incisive commentary will be of particular interest to students of Latin at both A2 and undergraduate level. It extends beyond detailed linguistic analysis to encourage critical engagement with Virgil's poetry and discussion of the most recent scholarly thought.
Virgil's Aeneid
Title | Virgil's Aeneid PDF eBook |
Author | Virgil |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 636 |
Release | 1875 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Virgil's Aeneid
Title | Virgil's Aeneid PDF eBook |
Author | Virgil |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 854 |
Release | 1902 |
Genre | Aeneas (Legendary character) in literature |
ISBN |
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The Twelve Books of Virgil's Æneid
Title | The Twelve Books of Virgil's Æneid PDF eBook |
Author | Virgil |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 390 |
Release | 1893 |
Genre | Classical literature |
ISBN |
Virgil's Aeneid, book V ; with explanatory notes, a copious vocabulary, and numerous grammatical references by J. Murison Dunn
Title | Virgil's Aeneid, book V ; with explanatory notes, a copious vocabulary, and numerous grammatical references by J. Murison Dunn PDF eBook |
Author | Dunn, J. Murison |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 114 |
Release | 1882 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Virgil's Aeneid
Title | Virgil's Aeneid PDF eBook |
Author | Virgil |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 1242 |
Release | 1860 |
Genre | Aeneas (Legendary character) in literature |
ISBN |
Aeneid Book 4
Title | Aeneid Book 4 PDF eBook |
Author | P Vergilius Maro |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 230 |
Release | 2020-12-31 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
These books are intended to make Virgil's Latin accessible even to those with a fairly rudimentary knowledge of the language. There is a departure here from the format of the electronic books, with short sections generally being presented on single, or double, pages and endnotes entirely avoided. A limited number of additional footnotes is included, but only what is felt necessary for a basic understanding of the story and the grammar. Some more detailed footnotes have been taken from Conington's edition of the Aeneid.