01954cam a2200277 i 4500 17237750 BD-DhUL 20170125165641.0 120401s2012 enka b 001 0 eng 2012012597 DLC eng DLC rda DLC BD-DhUL 873.1 VEA Virgil. Aeneid : Book XII / Virgil ; edited byL.D. Wainwright. London : G.. Beill, 1928 ix, 116 p., XXXIX : illustrations ; 17 cm Cambridge Greek and Latin classics Includes bibliographical references and index. "Book XII brings Virgil's Aeneid to a close, as the long-delayed single combat between Aeneas and Turnus ends with Turnus' death - a finale that many readers find more unsettling than triumphant. In this, the first detailed single-volume commentary on the book in any language, Professor Tarrant explores Virgil's complex portrayal of the opposing champions, his use and transformation of earlier poetry (Homer's in particular) and his shaping of the narrative in its final phases. In addition to the linguistic and thematic commentary, the volume contains a substantial introduction that discusses the larger literary and historical issues raised by the poem's conclusion; other sections include accounts of Virgil's metre, later treatments of the book's events in art and music, and the transmission of the text. The edition is designed for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students and will also be of interest to scholars of Latin literature"-- Provided by publisher. Introduction and commentary in English; text in Latin. Aeneas (Legendary character) Poetry. Epic poetry, Latin. LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Ancient, Classical & Medieval. bisacsh Tarrant, R. J. (Richard John), 1945- editor, writer of added commentary. ddc BK 155477 155477 0 0 ddc 0 873_100000000000000_VEA 0 NFIC 286630 DUL DUL GEN 2017-01-25 Purchased 873.1 VEA A131579 2017-01-25 2017-01-25 BK