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A Commentary on Virgil, Aeneid XI
Contributor(s): Fratantuono, L. (Author)

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 ISBN: 287031261X     ISBN-13: 9782870312612
Publisher: Peeters
OUR PRICE: $59.85  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: December 2009
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical
Dewey: 873
LCCN: 2009524687
Series: Collection Latomus
Physical Information: 340 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
Features: Bibliography, Index
 
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This commentary considers Book XI of Virgil's Aeneid as the key book in which the poet explicates his great themes: the ascendancy of Italy over Troy, the ultimate triumph of Diana over Venus, and the beginning of the process by which Aeneas prepares to assume the wrath of Juno, as he is foiled in his plan to win the war in Latium at one stroke by seizing the city by secret infantry assault. The commentary both expands on and complements the coverage of other works on the book; in particular, it provides a new appraisal of Virgil's Camilla, in which the speculation is raised that the character may reflect pre-existing folklore traditions about female lycanthropy. The close connections between Books 11 and 5 of the epic are also explored in detail, as are the links between Camilla and Pallas.
 
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