{"product_id":"9781405159722","title":"Virgil's Aeneid A Reader's Guide","description":"\u003ch1\u003eVirgil's Aeneid\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Reader's Guide\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavid Ross\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWritten by eminent scholar David O. Ross, this guide helps readers to engage with the poetry, thought, and background of Virgil’s great epic, suggesting both the depth and the beauty of Virgil’s poetic images and the mental images with which the Romans lived. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGuides readers through the complexity of Virgil’s poetic style and imagery\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAll extracts are translated, with original Latin given when necessary\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides useful historical and social context in which to understand the poem as it was viewed in its time\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes short introductions to important topics such as Roman religion and the Roman concept of ‘character’\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a helpful appendix which clarifies how to read and hear the poem's Latin hexameter\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid O. Ross\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Classics at the University of Michigan. He is author of \u003ci\u003eStyle and Tradition in Catullus\u003c\/i\u003e (1969), \u003ci\u003eBackgrounds to Augustan Poetry: Gallus, Elegy, and Rome\u003c\/i\u003e (1975), and \u003ci\u003eVirgil’s Elements: Physics and Poetry in the Georgics\u003c\/i\u003e (1987).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 May 2007\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405159722\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e168\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.44\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315462828172,"sku":"9781405159722","price":111.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405159722.jpg?v=1780113517","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405159722","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}