{"product_id":"virgils-aeneid-david-ross-9781405159722","title":"Virgil's Aeneid: A Reader's Guide","description":"Written by eminent scholar David O. Ross, this guide helps readers to engage with the poetry, thought, and background of Virgil's great epic, suggesting both the depth and the beauty of Virgil's poetic images and the mental images with which the Romans lived. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eGuides readers through the complexity of Virgil's poetic style and imagery\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAll extracts are translated, with original Latin given when necessary\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides useful historical and social context in which to understand the poem as it was viewed in its time\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes short introductions to important topics such as Roman religion and the Roman concept of 'character'\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a helpful appendix which clarifies how to read and hear the poem's Latin hexameter\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Ross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405159723\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405159722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.11h x 6.28w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2007 pg. 234","brand":"David Ross","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48013915554047,"sku":"9781405159722","price":117.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c9091578-7865-452c-82fb-d1e4d6778b79.jpg?v=1767745567","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/virgils-aeneid-david-ross-9781405159722","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}