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Virgil: Aeneid Book XI Scott McGill (Rice University, Houston)

Virgil: Aeneid Book XI By Scott McGill (Rice University, Houston)

Virgil: Aeneid Book XI by Scott McGill (Rice University, Houston)


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A complete treatment of Aeneid XI, with a thorough introduction to key characters, context, and metre, and a detailed line-by-line commentary which will aid readers' understanding of Virgil's language and syntax. Indispensable for students and instructors reading this important book, which includes the funeral of Pallas and the death of Camilla.

Virgil: Aeneid Book XI Summary

Virgil: Aeneid Book XI by Scott McGill (Rice University, Houston)

Virgil's Aeneid XI is an important, yet sometimes overlooked, book which covers the funerals following the fierce fighting in Book X and a council of the Latins before they and the Trojans resume battle after the end of the truce. This edition contains a thorough Introduction which provides context for Book XI both within and beyond the rest of the poem, explores key characters such as Aeneas and Camilla, and deals with issues of metre and textual transmission. The line-by-line Commentary will be indispensable for students and instructors wishing to enhance their understanding of the poem and especially of Virgil's language and syntax. Accessible and comprehensive, the volume will help readers to appreciate features of Virgilian style as well as deepening their engagement with the content and themes of the Aeneid as a whole.

About Scott McGill (Rice University, Houston)

Scott McGill is a Professor of Classics at Rice University, Houston. He has published three previous books, including Plagiarism in Latin Literature (Cambridge, 2012).

Table of Contents

Introduction: 1. Summary of Aeneid XI; 2. Book XI within the Aeneid; 3. Aeneas; 4. Aeneas, Pallas, and Evander; 5. The Latin Council; 6. Camilla; 7. Metre; 8. The text; P. Vergili Maronis Aeneidos Liber Vndecimvs; Commentary.

Additional information

NGR9781107416789
9781107416789
1107416787
Virgil: Aeneid Book XI by Scott McGill (Rice University, Houston)
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2020-01-30
314
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