An Introduction to Virgil's Aeneid

by W.A. Camps

This book is geared primarily to students approaching the Aeneid for the first time. It attempts, through discussion of a wide variety of topics, to convey a balanced impression of the nature of the poem as a whole. An appendix includes a version of and ancient Life of Virgil and information about the ancient commentary on him.

Genres: Classics, Roman, Nonfiction, Reference

174 pages, Paperback

First published October 25, 1969

Reviews

[Amaranta · Rating 4 out of 5]

ya se me acabaron las ideas de reseñas y goodreads no me reconoce que las estoy haciendo y no entiendo por qué, pero bueno, entonces sólo diré que si leen el índice del libro pues es exactamente eso, y es de muchísima ayuda para estudiar la Eneida, y creo que eso es todo sobre y ya, escribí mucho a la fuerza, adiós.

[Corydon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Clear and reader-friendly introduction, some points further discussed today, though. What is novel about the book is the chapters on the political allusions in the Aeneid.

[Kay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent book dealing with the historical background, language, characters and main themes.

[Simone]

The discussion of the texts is useful.

[Samrat · Rating 5 out of 5]

A solid and wide-ranging introduction, some of which is lost of me with my lack of Latin.

[Alex Down · Rating 4 out of 5]

idc what the haters say I was actually a fan of this. quite nerdy I concede. especially useful for informing an essay about the character of Aeneas!

[Johnathan Barazzuol · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent accompaniment to The Aeneid. A slow read and very analytical. Really assisted my appreciation of some chapters I had initially formed opinions about prior to hearing a second angle from a different perspective. If your gonna read the Aeneid this one is a must as well.

[Jo Long · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great help for studying the Aeneid at age seventeen! Covers all the "English-y" aspects that the examiners expect. Am recommending it to other students, along with certain websites which I suppose I shouldn't advertise in this review... private message me if you want to know more!