| A Companion to the Study of Virgil Contributor(s): Horsfall, Nicholas (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004118705 ISBN-13: 9789004118706 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $76.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2000 Annotation: This book is n o t 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Reference | Encyclopedias |
| Dewey: 871.01 |
| LCCN: 00712668 |
| Series: Brill's Scholars' List |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6.42" W x 9.64" (1.38 lbs) 342 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This 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. |