24 results for 'Vergil'

Adam Roberts' reinterpretations of Vergil's Eclogues are notable for their wit and insight into the human relationship with nature. By reworking the ancient poet's themes, Roberts sheds new light on...

Darkness Visible: A Study of Vergil's "Aeneid" by W. R. Johnson challenges traditional interpretations of one of literature's most enduring works. By focusing on Vergil's unique style and the...

Vergil: The Poet's Life by Sarah Ruden is a fascinating biography that reimagines the life of Rome's greatest poet. Through meticulous research and analysis, Ruden brings to light a poet who was both...

The Aeneid, a foundational poem of Roman literature, tells the story of migration and transformation. Book 3 is a pivotal moment in this narrative, as Aeneas recounts his people's journey from Troy...

Aeneid 5 by VergilThis volume is part of a series covering Books 1-10 of Vergil's epic poem, Aeneid. Each book includes an introduction, notes, bibliography, commentary and glossary to aid study and...

True Names: Vergil and the Alexandrian Tradition of Etymological Wordplay explores the etymologizing techniques used by Vergil in his Aeneid, Eclogues, and Georgics. This comprehensive collection...

Alessandro Barchiesi's Homeric Effects in Vergil's Narrative is a seminal study that has shaped Western cultural understanding of Homer's influence on literature. This revised and expanded edition...

Walking Through Elysium explores the enduring influence of Vergil's underworld in Aeneid 6 on literary representations across time and space.The essays in this volume examine how writers from diverse...

The Aeneid Book 6 by Patricia A. Johnston is a scholarly translation of the sixth book of Virgil's epic poem, accompanied by an introduction and commentary. This volume provides a detailed analysis...

The Aeneid, a masterpiece of ancient poetry, is now available in a revised and expanded translation. This substantial revision of Sarah Ruden's celebrated 2008 translation brings Vergil's epic poem...

The Aeneid is a masterpiece of Latin poetry, written by Virgil in the 1st century BC. This revised edition brings together Virgil's perfect hexameters in a single volume, offering a glimpse into the...

Juno's Aeneid: A Battle for Heroic IdentityA new interpretation of Vergil's epic poem as a struggle between two incompatible versions of the Homeric hero, this book offers an entirely new way of...

Shadi Bartsch presents a fresh translation of Vergil's epic poem, bringing the ancient world to life in modern English.This new translation by a renowned classicist and scholar of Latin literature...

Aeneas by Lee T. Pearcy is a thought-provoking exploration of Vergil's central character, Aeneas, and his place in Rome's most important poem. This volume offers new translations and close readings...

The Art of the Aeneid by William S. Anderson is an in-depth exploration of Virgil's epic poem, providing detailed examinations of each of its books and offering notes, suggestions for further...

Virgil's Bucolica is a foundational work of Italian poetry, drawing on the Greek pastoral tradition. This edition, first published in 1977, provides a comprehensive commentary on the Eclogues,...

The Aeneid by Virgil is a fresh and faithful translation that restores the epic's spare language and fast pace. This rendering sheds new light on one of the cornerstone narratives of Western culture...

The Christiad, an epic poem by Marco Girolamo Vida, is a retelling of the life of Christ in Latin verse, inspired by the style of Vergil. Commissioned by Pope Leo X and Clement VII, it was first...

Experience the richness of Latin poetry with this reader's guide to 70 passages from classical Roman verse and drama.Begin your journey into the world of Latin literature with selections from authors...

The Roman Self in Late Antiquity: Prudentius and the Poetics of the Soul by Marc Mastrangelo This study for the first time situates Prudentius within a broad intellectual, political, and literary...

The Aeneid by Barry B. Powell is a free-verse translation of Virgil's epic poem, presented in a modern idiom. The translation is accompanied by on-page notes that explain obscure literary and...

Garth Tissol's exploration of Ovid's Metamorphoses delves into the intricacies of style and its significance in shaping our understanding of the world. By examining the poet's use of verbal wit,...

The Roman Tradition at the Heart of the Modern: Civil War and the Collapse of the Social Bond This book explores how the Roman civil wars of the first century BCE laid the template for addressing...

The Well-Laden Ship (Fecunda ratis) is an early eleventh-century Latin poem that brings together ancient and medieval proverbs, fables, and folktales. Compiled by Egbert of Liège, it was designed as...