{"product_id":"9781405154987","title":"The Virgil Encyclopedia, 3 Volume Set","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Virgil Encyclopedia, 3 Volume Set\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRichard F. Thomas | Jan M. Ziolkowski\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis is the first comprehensive English langage reference volume on Virgil, a poet whose works and thoughts have been at the center of Western literary, cultural, artistic, and pedagogical traditions for more than two millennia.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eComplements existing Virgil works by providing readers of all levels an approachable point of entry intry into further Virgil studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers in-depth treatment of all aspects of Virgil’s poetry, including the Greek and Roman literary traditions that inform his three great collections, the \u003ci\u003eEclogues\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGeorgics \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e, and the reception of Virgil's oeuvre in literature, art, and music down through the ages\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together over 350 contributors who are leading scholars in various periods of literary and cultural studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprises over 2,200 entries organized in A-Z format\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e Winner of the 2017 Alexander G. McKay Book Prize for the best book in Vergilian studies bestowed by The Vergilian Society. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso available on Wiley Online Library. For sample content and information on online access, visit \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wileyonlinelibrary.com\/ref\/virgil\"\u003ewww.wileyonlinelibrary.com\/ref\/virgil\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eRichard F. Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e is George Martin Lane Professor of the Classics at Harvard University. His books include \u003ci\u003eLands and Peoples in Roman Poetry: The Ethnographical Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e (1982), a two-volume commentary on Virgil’s \u003ci\u003eGeorgics\u003c\/i\u003e (1988), \u003ci\u003eReading Virgil and his Texts\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), \u003ci\u003eVirgil and the Augustan Reception\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), and a commentary on \u003ci\u003eHorace, Odes 4\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCarmen Saeculare\u003c\/i\u003e (2011).  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJan M. Ziolkowski\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection in Washington, DC, and Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Medieval Latin at Harvard University. His books include \u003ci\u003eNota Bene: Reading Classics and Writing Songs in the Early Middle Ages\u003c\/i\u003e (2007); \u003ci\u003eFairy Tales from Before Fairy Tales: The Medieval Latin Past of Wonderful Lies\u003c\/i\u003e (2007); \u003ci\u003eThe Virgilian Tradition: The First Fifteen Hundred Years\u003c\/i\u003e, co-edited with Michael C. J. Putnam (2008); and \u003ci\u003eSolomon and Marcolf\u003c\/i\u003e (2008).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 December 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405154987\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1632\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e121.44\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314224623756,"sku":"9781405154987","price":592.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405154987_cee38bab-649f-489a-9ea0-821f1e36005a.jpg?v=1780104387","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405154987","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}