Virgil's Aeneid: Interpretation and Influence

by Michael C.J. Putnam

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In this collection of twelve of his essays, distinguished Virgil scholar Michael Putnam examines the Aeneid from several different interpretive angles. He identifies the themes that permeate the epic, provides detailed interpretations of its individual books, and analyzes the poem's influence on later writers, including Ovid, Lucan, Seneca, and Dante. In addition, a major essay on wrathful Aeneas and the tactics of Pietas is published...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0807844993

ISBN13:9780807844991

Release Date:April 1995

Publisher:University of North Carolina Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"

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