Virgil: Aeneid Book IX (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics) (Bk.9) [Paperback]

Virgil (Author), Philip Hardie (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 052135952X | ISBN-13: 978-0521359528 | Publication Date: January 27, 1995

This is the first major single-volume edition in English of Book IX of Virgil's Aeneid, a pivotal part of the poem that contains the nocturnal interlude of the ill-fated expedition of the young Trojans Nisus and Euryalus. The volume includes a detailed linguistic and thematic commentary on the text, and an introduction consisting of a series of interpretative essays on the book. It offers invaluable help to students of Virgil and will also be of interest to professional scholars of Latin literature.

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"...an altogether admirable commentary....really first-rate, distinguished work....Exemplary use of how parallels, borrowings and influences work..." Nicholas Horsfall, Vergilius

"The same piercing intelligence, command of Greek and Latin literature, and refusal to be satisfied with tired old formulations that are apparent in his earlier books and his numerous articles make this commentary a most valuable contribution, and I look forward eagerly to further discussions by Hardie of the issues raised by Aeneid 9. As much as anyone working on Latin poetry today Hardie is unpredictable, with a rare tendency simply to go in the direction the evidence before him indicates on any issue. When you see his name in a table of contents or card catalogue, take and read." Bryn Mawr Classical Review

"Hardie successfully incorporates the most valuable ancient and contemporary materials on Vergil to produce a more literary approach reflecting the insights and biases of critical work of recent decades. This edition will br appreciated by students and scholars alike." Classical World

Book Description

This is the first major single-volume edition in English of Book IX of Virgil's Aeneid, a pivotal part of the poem that contains the nocturnal interlude of the ill-fated expedition of the young Trojans Nisus and Euryalus.

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• Paperback: 268 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (January 27, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 052135952X
• ISBN-13: 978-0521359528
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful mythalogical poetry meant to be read as a chapter, April 19, 2000

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This review is from: Virgil: Aeneid Book IX (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics) (Bk.9) (Paperback)

The Aeneid in general is a delicious epic poem, but it is wrong to have a single volume being published on it's own, since each part depends on every other one so completely to finish the Trojans' voyage. This was a particularly moving and tragic volume, containing Queen Dido of Carthage's manipulation by the temperamental gods in a power struggle between them stemming from the Trojan War. Aeneas, soon to become founder of the Roman race, and his followers enjoy a stay in Carthage, a favorite city of Juno's, while being driven very far off course by the vindictive goddess, in what is a frustrating journey but involves a lot of wonderful mythology that entertains and is quite definitive.