The Cambridge Companion to Virgil (Cambridge Companions to Literature)
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' ... highly successful for both a specialist and non-specialist audience. Classical scholars will find much to think about ... and their students will find [this] invaluable.' The Times Literary Supplement
'Awareness of the importance of Virgil's reception is growing among Latinist, thanks in no small measure to the work of the editor of The Cambridge Companion to Virgil, Charles Martindale, and the fruitful results of this awareness are regularly on display in the collection ... Classical scholars will find much to think about ... and their students will find it invaluable. [The] book contains chapters that will launch a thousand essays. One may only hope that non-classicists will also be encouraged to explore the worlds of Virgil' Times Literary Supplement
' ... not only an important new resource for those approaching Virgil for the first time, but it also affords a useful overview of the current state of Virgilian research ... I can recommend this book to anyone interested in Virgil.' Classics Ireland
Book Description
This ground-breaking and authoritative volume is an indispensable reference book to accompany the study of Virgil. It is a multi-authored guide aimed at students and anyone with an interest in great literature and the classical heritage. The chapters contain essential information while also offering fresh and original insights into the poems and their author. Emphasis is given to the responses to Virgil over the centuries, particularly by other creative artists.
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