Virgil, Aeneid, 4.1-299 : Latin Text, Study Questions, Commentary and Interpretative Essays / Ingo Gildenhard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Virgil.

Gildenhard, Ingo, 1970- author.

Series:

Classics textbooks ; 2054-2445 volume 2.

Classics textbooks 2054-2445 ; volume 2

Standardized Title:

Aeneis. Liber 4. English

Language:

English

Latin

Subjects (All):

Virgil. Aeneis--Liber 4.

Virgil.

Aeneas (Legendary character).

Aeneas.

Epic poetry, Latin--History and criticism.

Epic poetry, Latin.

Rome--In literature.

Rome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (307 pages) illustrations; digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Open Book Publishers, [2012].

Language Note:

Includes Latin text.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"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."--Publisher's website.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

1. Preface

2. Latin Text

3. Study Questions

4. Commentary

5. Interpretative Essays

5.1. Content and Form

5.2. Historiographical Dido

5.3. Allusion

5.4. Religion

6. Bibliography.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliography.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on print resource

ISBN:

9781909254183

1909254185

9781909254176

1909254177

OCLC:

823771303