Isbn: 9781332539550 - opera omnia (classic reprint) (3 resultados)

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book details the significant life and literary career of P. Vergilius Maro, known to English-speakers as Virgil. It covers his humble beginnings and his rise to prominence as the courtly epic poet of the Augustan age. The book analyses all of Virgil's major works â" the Eclogues, the Georgics, and the Aeneid â" in detail, charting their composition and the historical context which shaped the texts. It examines the influence of Virgil's Greek predecessors, especially Homer and Hesiod, and shows how he skilfully adapted their poetic techniques to Roman mythology and culture. The book argues that Virgil's epic narrates the foundation myth of the Roman Empire and celebrates its destiny. Virgil is characterized as an innovative metrical craftsman and an ethical thinker with a complex relationship to the socio-political transformations of his time and to the Augustan regime. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…