| Selections from Virgil Aeneid XII: An Edition for Intermediate Students Contributor(s): Burbidge, James (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1501350382 ISBN-13: 9781501350382 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $17.05 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2028 This item may be ordered no more than 25 days prior to its publication date of January 1, 2028 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Rome - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Physical Information: 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a new intermediate-student edition of a selection from Aeneid, Book XII. Lines 1-106 and 614-952 are included as Latin text with an accompanying commentary and vocabulary. Focusing on a deliberately concise extract from the original, this edition is designed to be manageable for students reading the text for the first time while also perfectly encapsulating the interest of the longer work and inspiring further study of it. A detailed introduction explains points of historical and stylistic interest. Aeneid XII is the final book of Virgil's Roman epic. The war fought between Aeneas' refugee Trojans and the people of Latium here reaches a bloody, moving climax. This selection contains two scenes of rich emotion focused on the Italian war-leader Turnus as he reacts to military defeat and crisis, followed by the full narrative of the decisive single combat between Turnus and Aeneas with which the poem concludes. This is one of the great passages in Latin literature - grand in content and style, complex and challenging in its subject matter. |