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Aeneid 8

By Vergil
Series: The Focus Vergil Aeneid Commentaries
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Aeneid 8 presents the Latin text of the eighth book of Vergil's epic, enriched with detailed notes, maps, and commentary tailored to intermediate Latin students. This volume is part of a new series adapting T. E. Page's classic commentaries, aiming to deepen understanding of the poem through accessible yet scholarly insights.
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Ideal for intermediate students of Latin and educators seeking a comprehensive yet approachable commentary on Vergil's Aeneid.

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Vergil: Aeneid 8 is part of a new series of commentaries on the Aeneid . Each volume adapts with extensive revisions and additions the commentaries of T. E. Page (1884, 1900), and is edited by a scholar of Roman epic. A two-volume edition of the entire Aeneid designed to meet the needs of advanced students will be derived from the series.

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Vergil: Aeneid 8 is part of a new series of commentaries on the Aeneid. Each volume adapts, with extensive revisions and additions, the commentaries of T. E. Page (1884, 1900) and is edited by a scholar of Roman epic.

The present volume offers the Latin text of Book 8 along with maps, extensive notes, and commentary designed to meet the needs of intermediate students of Latin.

A two-volume edition of the entire Aeneid designed to meet the needs of advanced students will be derived from the series.

Series: The Focus Vergil Aeneid Commentaries

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Praised for balancing simplicity with depth, this commentary series encourages both technical skill and interpretive engagement. Reviewers highlight its accessibility, affordability, and scholarly rigour, recommending it highly for teaching and studying Aeneid 8.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781585108800

Publisher: Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 March 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co

Illustration: 2 maps

Contributors:

  • Edited by Randall T. Ganiban
  • Edited by Prof. James J. O'Hara

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 280g

Pages: 208

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About the Author

James O'Harais the George L. Paddison Professor of Latin, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. With Randall Ganiban, he is also General Editor of the forthcomingVergil: Aeneid 712.

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