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Virgil: Aeneid VIII

By Virgil
Series: Latin Texts
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Virgil: Aeneid VIII offers a detailed school edition of one of the pivotal books of Virgil's Aeneid. First published in 1953, this edition includes the original Latin text accompanied by extensive notes, an introduction, and an appendix with selected passages from Livy, Ovid, and Horace. These selections enrich the reader's understanding of the Roman legends and history intertwined with Aeneid VIII, providing valuable context for its themes.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This edition is ideal for students and scholars of classical literature as well as readers interested in Roman history and culture, seeking a thorough and annotated Latin text of Aeneid Book VIII.

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This school edition, first published by Macmillan in 1953, includes an introduction, the Latin text, notes on the text and an appendix containing brief selections from Livy, Ovid and Horace relating to themes in the legends and history of Rome relevant to the subject matter of Aeneid VIII.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780906515396

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 August 1998

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bristol Classical Press

Contributors:

  • Volume editor Dr H.E. Gould
  • Volume editor Dr J.L. Whiteley

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 220.0mm

Weight: 208g

Pages: 148

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About the Author

H.E. Gould edited Caesar Gallic War III, Cicero: De Amicitia and Five Roman Poets, all published by Bloomsbury.

J.L. Whiteley taught Classics at Kilburn Grammar School, Middlesex and Selhurst Grammar School, Croydon, as well as producing an extensive range of Latin texts along with H. E. Gould.

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