A Companion to the Aeneid in Translation: Volume 3: Books 7-12

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A Companion to the Aeneid in Translation: Volume 3: Books 7-12With this three volume companion, students can access the literary and historical significance of the Aeneid in English through an accessible yet authoritative introduction and line by line commentary. Written by a teacher who has taught the Aeneid in both English and Latin for more than twenty years, this guide unpicks Virgil's literary techniques, structures and historical resonances. The line by line commentary in Volume 3 focuses on two widely

Interpretation

in the process severely wounding him

The commentary notes explain references to characters

This book guides AS and A-Level students to a greater understanding of the epics of Homer and Virgil

(with omissions)

discussion of Catullus' style across the collection and linguistic discussions of morphology

Book II of Virgil's Aeneid is the story of how Troy fell and how Aeneas escaped with his family and his city's gods

μιας οικογένειας με πέντε κόρες που αναζητούν την ευτυχία σ' έναν καλό γάμο

the founding of Rome and the early kings

was quaestor in 81 or 82

1969) in which OUP pioneered a new kind of continuous running commentary particularly suited to short poems

Wilding's Latin Course for Schools is well established as an excellent introduction to the language