Research Catalog

Title

A commentary on Vergil, Aeneid 3 / S. J. Heyworth & J. H. W. Morwood.

Author

Heyworth, S. J.

Publication

• Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
• ©2017

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Details

Additional Authors

Morwood, James

Description

xii, 327 pages : maps; 22 cm

Summary

The Aeneid, generally considered the greatest poem of Roman literature, is a story of migration, and Book 3 is at the heart of this story-the arrestingly dramatic account that Aeneas gives to the Carthaginian Queen Dido of his people's journey from the sacked city of Troy. This journey sees them encounter a series of brilliantly characterized individuals and visit some of the most extraordinary places in the central Mediterranean, both real and imaginary: shrines and volcanoes, floating islands and monsters. Yet though it is on one level a thrilling traveller's tale, it is also a profound story of a voyage from a dead past to an uncertain, but ultimately glorious, future in Augustan Rome. This new edition contains an introduction, the Latin text, and a detailed commentary, as well as an extensive Appendix illustrating the rich variety of texts that Vergil used as his models through an ample collection of relevant passages: from the heroic voyages described in the Odyssey and the Argonautica, to tragic explorations of the aftermath of Troy's fall (especially Euripides' Hecuba, Troades, and Andromache) and texts on Delos and Etna. The introduction grounds the book in its historical and literary contexts, while the commentary itself aims to bring out the poet's artistry and learning, keeping the dramatic situation of Aeneas' story-telling in view throughout. Translations of all cited Latin and Greek and regular references to Roman history will provide readers new and old with a clear understanding not only of the original text, but also of the poet's vision of Rome, history, and humanity.

Subjects

• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Virgil > Criticism and interpretation
• Aeneas (Legendary character)
• Rome (Empire)
• Aeneis (Virgil)
• Virgil > Aeneis Liber 3
• Literature
• Rome > In literature
• Epic poetry, Latin > History and criticism

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-307) and indexes.

Contents

Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Vergil's poetic career, life, and times : Life and times -- The Eclogues -- The Georgics -- 2. THe Aeneid: a synopsis -- 3. Intertexts and influences : Homer -- Tragedy -- Hellenistic poetry -- Latin poetry -- 4. Style -- 5. Context and themes -- 6. Metre, scansion, and versification -- 7. Text and transmission -- 8. Glossary -- Maps : The voyage of Aeneas -- The Aegean Sea -- The Ionian Sea: western Greece and south Italy -- Aeneid 3 -- Commentary -- Appendix of major intertexts -- Bibliography -- Index -- Index of passages cited, discussed, or scanned -- Index of Latin words.

Call Number

JFD 17-4417

ISBN

• 9780198727811
• 019872781X
• 9780198727828
• 0198727828

OCLC

965347210

Author

Heyworth, S. J., author.

Title

A commentary on Vergil, Aeneid 3 / S. J. Heyworth & J. H. W. Morwood.

Publisher

Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.

Copyright Date

©2017

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-307) and indexes.

Added Author

Morwood, James, author.

Research Call Number

JFD 17-4417