Virgil's Augustan Epic
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: December 14, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780521034968
Subjects: Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Language Arts & Disciplines; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; Latin; Language; General; Language Arts & Disciplines / General; Literary Collections / Ancient, Classical & Medieval; Virgil.--Aeneis
First sentence: A striking and neglected feature of the Aeneid, and of its first book in particular, is the frequency with which references to kingship appear.