Virgil's Iliad. An Essay on Epic Narrative. - GRANSDEN, K.W.,
An Essay on Epic Narrative
KORTE INHOUD
'This is a book about Virgil's Aeneid, especially the second half of the poem, are explores in some detail Virgil's use of Homer's Iliad. The author's main purpose is to try to re-establish the value and importance of books VII-XII of the Aeneid, which he argues, far from constituting a falling off from the more familiar earlier books, Aeneid VII-XII presents a continuous epic narrative of sustained power, planned and executed on the largest scale and offering a structural unity which matches that of its great model. His secondary purpose is to try to give the modern reader an impression of what Homer's Iliad meant to the implied reader of the Aeneid and to Virgil himself. Throughout, Gransden places emphasis on the text as a piece of continuous narrative, finding that the experience of reading VII-XII modifies the reader's sense of books I-VI. This book will interest all those who enjoy Virgil, whether they are studying Latin or reading the poet in translation. A knowledge of Latin is not essential and those...
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1984Uitgever: Cambridge University Press232 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0521287561ISBN-13: 9780521287562Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Cambridge (...), 1984. 221p. Paperback. [Antiquarian] [Auteur: GRANSDEN, K.W.,] [Uitgever: Cambridge University Press] [Jaar: 1984] [Titel: Virgil's Iliad. An Essay on Epic Narrative.]
