Aeneid
By: Virgil ; edited by Richard Tarrant
Contributors: Tarrant, R. J. (Richard John), 1945- editor, writer of added commentary
Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin classics
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng; lat
Number of pages: 363
ISBN-13: 9780521308816
Subjects: Latin Epic poetry; LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Ancient, Classical & Medieval; Poetry; Aeneas (Legendary character)
Work titles: Aeneis. Liber 12
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction and commentary in English; text in Latin.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction; P. VERGILI MARONIS AENEIDOS LIBER DVODECIMVS; Commentary.