{"product_id":"9781501350344","title":"Selections from Virgil Aeneid VIII An Edition for Intermediate Students","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBloomsbury Classical Languages\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSelections from Virgil Aeneid VIII\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Edition for Intermediate Students\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKeith Maclennan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Collections \/ Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first intermediate-student edition of a selection from Virgil's \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e VIII. Lines 86–279 and 558–584 are included as Latin text with an accompanying commentary and vocabulary. Focusing on a deliberately concise extract from the original, this edition is designed to be manageable for students reading the text for the first time while also perfectly encapsulating the interest of the longer work and inspiring further study of it. A detailed introduction explains points of historical and stylistic interest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook VIII of the \u003ci\u003eAeneid \u003c\/i\u003eis remarkable for the diversity of its subject matter. Aeneas travels upriver to the site where Rome will be founded. He meets King Evander, who tells him the dramatic story of Hercules and Cacus and shows him round 'Rome' before it is Rome. Aeneas' mother makes new armour for him and at the end of the book we see him brandishing the shield whose centrepiece is the triumph of Augustus. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe selection presented here focuses on Evander and Hercules, and concludes with the fatal moment when Aeneas takes Evander's son Pallas to war. Its vivid narrative, human characters and larger-than-life heroes and villains are compelling reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKeith Maclennan \u003c\/b\u003ewas Head of Classics at Rugby School, UK, and has edited Books I, IV and VI of Virgil's \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Bloomsbury.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 January 2019\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781501350344\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e128\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.56\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332617371788,"sku":"9781501350344","price":13.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_2eeaa818-4fc6-458d-8487-5ba026d09f0d.jpg?v=1783604473","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781501350344","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}