Aeneid 1?6 (The Focus Vergil Aeneid Commentaries) (Latin and English Edition)
Language: Latin
Published by Focus, 2013
- Softcover
- Used
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 17.55
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
Complete and clean. All pages present and readable, binding intact. Highlighting or writing is absent or limited to a handful of pages. No water damage. Cover and spine may show light shelf wear, edge bumping, or minor creasing. May have a remainder mark, stickers or sticker residue, or a previous owner's name. Access codes, CDs, DVDs, and other bundled supplements may not be included and should be assumed used or missing unless the listing explicitly states otherwise.
Seller Inventory # Y4006C00231U
- Title
- Aeneid 1?6 (The Focus Vergil Aeneid Commentaries) (Latin and English Edition)
- Author
- Vergil
- Publisher
- Focus
- Publication year
- 2013
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- paperback
- Language
- Latin
- ISBN 10
- 1585102148
- ISBN 13
- 9781585102143
- Item weight
- 24 ounces
- Dimensions
- 6x1x9
The first of a two-volume edition of Vergil''s Aeneid, Aeneid 1–6 is part of a new series of Vergil commentaries from Focus, designed specifically for college students and informed by the most up-to-date scholarship. The editors, who are scholars of Roman epic, not only provide grammatical and syntantical aid in translating and navigating the complexities of Vergil''s Latin, but also elucidate the stylistic and interpretive issues that enhance and sustain readers'' appreciation of the Aeneid. Editions of individual Aeneid books with expanded comments and general vocabulary of each book are also being made available by Focus.
FEATURES:
- The complete Books 1–6 in Latin with the most up-to-date notes and commentary by today’s leading scholars of Roman epic;
- A general introduction to the entire volume that sets forth the literary, cultural, political, and historical background necessary to interpret and understand Vergil;
- Book commentaries that include:
- an introduction to each book, as well as shorter introductions to major sections to help frame salient passages for students;
- line-by-line notes providing grammatical and syntactical help in translating, discussion of the most up-to-date scholarship, and explanations of literary references that help students make connections between Vergil and Homer;
- Appendix on meter clearly and helpfully demonstrating the metrical concepts employed in the Aeneid with actual examples from the text, giving students the framework for understanding Vergil’s poetic artistry;
- Glossary on rhetorical, syntactic, and grammatical terms that aids students in identifying and discussing the characteristic elements of Vergil''s style.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Randall T. Ganiban is Professor of Classics at Middlebury College in Vermont. He has taught there since 1996 and specializes in Roman epic.
Contributing Editors:
Joseph Farrell is Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He has authored and edited numerous books on Vergil and Latin language and culture.
Patricia A. Johnston has been teaching Latin, Greek, and classical mythology at Brandeis University since 1975. She is past president of the Vergilian Society.
James O’Hara is the George L. Paddison Professor of Latin at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of several books on Vergil and Roman epic.
Christine Perkell is Professor of Classics at Emory University. She has published numerous works on reading Vergil, various aspects of Vergil's poetics, and of lamentation in epic poetry.
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 4 to 10 business days | 2 to 5 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 0.00 | £ 3.01 |
Payment methods
Store description
Top quality textbooks! Unbeatable prices!
Specialty
Mostly used textbooksSeller's business information
FREESIA LLC
2000 E 42ND ST STE C-351
ODESSA, TX U.S.A. 79762
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to CampusBear, Coppell, Texas, U.S.A., without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.