The Aeneid of Virgil
Subtitle: A Commentary based on the Translation of C.Day Lewis (Classical Studies series) (Classical Studies series)
Publisher: Duckworth Publishers
Published: December 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 151
ISBN-13: 9780862920449
Subjects: Poetry & poets: classical, early & medieval; Works by individual poets: classical, early & medieval; Poetry; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Latin; Ancient and Classical; Ancient, Classical & Medieval; Literature & Fiction / Literary Criticism; Literary Criticism & Collections / Ancient & Classical
First sentence: The Aeneid of Virgil has been more widely read and studied than any other Latin poem; its popularity in Roman and in Medieval times is reflected in the excellence and antiquity of the manuscripts which we possess, giving us far better evidence for the text than is the case with any other classical author.