Virgil's Iliad: An Essay on Epic Narrative SIGNED COPY

Gransden, K. W.

ISBN 10: 0521245044 / ISBN 13: 9780521245043

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1984

About this Item

First edition, first printing octavo hardback, 232 pp. Near Fine condition in Very Good u+ unclipped dust jacket Inscription written by the author who was known as "Ken" to his friends on the blank reverse of the half title page " For Maureen who taught me more important things than these with all love Ken.".

Seller Inventory # 083879

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Virgil's Iliad: An Essay on Epic Narrative SIGNED COPY
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521245044
• ISBN 13: 9780521245043
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
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  • Literature

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Synopsis

This is a book about Virgil's Aeneid, especially the second half of the poem, are explores in some detail Virgil's use of Homer's Iliad. The author's main purpose is to try to re-establish the value and importance of books VII-XII of the Aeneid, which he argues, far from constituting a falling off from the more familiar earlier books, Aeneid VII-XII presents a continuous epic narrative of sustained power, planned and executed on the largest scale and offering a structural unity which matches that of its great model. His secondary purpose is to try to give the modern reader an impression of what Homer's Iliad meant to the implied reader of the Aeneid and to Virgil himself. Throughout, Gransden places emphasis on the text as a piece of continuous narrative, finding that the experience of reading VII-XII modifies the reader's sense of books I-VI. This book will interest all those who enjoy Virgil, whether they are studying Latin or reading the poet in translation. A knowledge of Latin is not essential and those concerned with the techniques of narrative in epic and other fiction will also find the book of value.

Book Description

This is a book about Virgil's Aeneid, especially the second half of the poem, and explores in some detail Virgil's use of Homer's Iliad. The author argues that far from constituting a falling-off from the more familiar earlier books, Aeneid VII-XII present a continuous epic narrative of sustained power.