{"product_id":"the-aeneid-and-the-modern-j-r-oneill-9781032008684","title":"The Aeneid and the Modern World: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Vergil's Epic in the 20th and 21st Centuries","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection of essays from a diverse group of scholars represents a multidisciplinary redeployment of the \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e that aims to illuminate its importance to our present moment. It provides a rigorous and multifaceted answer to the question, \"Why should we still think about the \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e?\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book contains chapters detailing previously undocumented modern literary receptions of Vergil's epic, addressing the \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e's relevance to understanding modern political discourse, explaining how the \u003ci\u003eAeneid \u003c\/i\u003eassists in making sense of the pressing current issues of trauma and damage to one's sense of identity, and even looking at how the epic can shape our future. The chapters build upon and extend beyond reception studies to provide the most current and complete answer to the question of the epic's current relevance. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe primary audiences for this collection are undergraduate students, graduate students, and professional academics from all disciplines. This collection should be of interest to readers whose academic interests include textual and cultural studies, classics, comparative literature, pedagogy, medical humanities, veterans studies, trauma studies, immigration studies, young adult fiction, world literature, communication and political discourse, citizenship studies, and ethnic studies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. R. O'Neill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032008687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032008684\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d","brand":"J. R. O'Neill","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43945220702463,"sku":"9781032008684","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_bb5799ab-bc76-4c1d-9728-3667ab9b8b51.jpg?v=1681507480","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-aeneid-and-the-modern-j-r-oneill-9781032008684","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}