Virgil: Aeneid VII-VIII

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Virgil: Aeneid VII-VIII
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Virgil
Volume editor C.J. Fordyce
SeriesLatin Texts
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:340
Dimensions(mm): Height 220,Width 140
Category/GenrePoetry by individual poets
Literary studies - classical, early and medieval
Literary studies - poetry and poets
ISBN/Barcode 9780862921712
ClassificationsDewey:873.01
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Edition New edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Bristol Classical Press
Publication Date 1 June 1991
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This book is the surviving part of the intended two-volume commentary on Virgil's Aeneid by R.G. Austin and C.J. Fordyce. The virtually complete work by Fordyce on Books VII and VIII was edited by his colleagues, originally published by OUP and the University of Glasgow. Of these two central books of the Aeneid, this remains the most comprehensive commentary in English for the serious student of Virgil. This edition includes the full Latin text with Latin-English vocabulary and notes in English. Classic Commentaries on Latin and Greek Texts series - re-issues in paperback key editions of Latin and Greek authors otherwise unavailable to scholars and students. It in cludes Virgil: Aeneid III, edited by R.D. Williams.

Author Biography

C.J. Fordyce was Professor of Humanity at the University of Glasgow, UK.