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Cambridge Intermediate Latin Readers: Reading Virgil: AeneidI and II
Peter Jones
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Description for Cambridge Intermediate Latin Readers: Reading Virgil: AeneidI and II
Paperback. This book provides all the help that an intermediate Latin learner will need to read the first two books of the Aeneid. Series: Cambridge Intermediate Latin Readers. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 175 x 15. Weight in Grams: 650.
Virgil's Aeneid, an epic which tells the story of Aeneas' flight from burning Troy, his adventures on the high seas and eventual arrival in Italy, thereby founding the Roman race, is one of the most influential works of Roman literature. This edition of the first two books is designed for those who have completed an introductory course in Latin and aims to help such users to enjoy one of Latin literature's greatest masterpieces. The text is accompanied by a running vocabulary, learning vocabulary, full grammatical help and notes. Essays at the end of each passage are designed to encourage appreciation ... Read more
Virgil's Aeneid, an epic which tells the story of Aeneas' flight from burning Troy, his adventures on the high seas and eventual arrival in Italy, thereby founding the Roman race, is one of the most influential works of Roman literature. This edition of the first two books is designed for those who have completed an introductory course in Latin and aims to help such users to enjoy one of Latin literature's greatest masterpieces. The text is accompanied by a running vocabulary, learning vocabulary, full grammatical help and notes. Essays at the end of each passage are designed to encourage appreciation ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Cambridge Intermediate Latin Readers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521171540
SKU
V9780521171540
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About Peter Jones
Peter Jones was Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne until his retirement. He has written many books for the student of Latin and Greek, most recently Reading Ovid (Cambridge, 2007) and (with Keith Sidwell) the Reading Latin textbook series.
Reviews for Cambridge Intermediate Latin Readers: Reading Virgil: AeneidI and II
The accuracy and the rigor of both the line-by-line commentary and the paraphrase/discussion, the validity of the interpretation, the rich understanding and the clear explanation of Virgil's art along with the helpfulness of grammatical and lexical tools make this volume indispensable for those students and readers who are longing to read the first two books of the Virgilian masterpiece in ... Read more