Virgil's Augustan Epic by Cairns, Francis - 1989

Cambridge University Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Cambridge University Press, 1989-04-28. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Cambridge University Press, 1989. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:9780521353588

Cambridge University Press. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Cambridge University Press, 1990. Reprint. Hardcover. Good Condition (ex-library)/Good. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". xii + 280pp. Text contains ink markings. Binding firm. Laminated dust jacket affixed to pastedowns with tape. Jacket worn at edges. Edges slightly browned and marked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Literature & Literary; Rome; Ancient (BC); History. ISBN: 0521353580. ISBN/EAN: 9780521353588. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 43191. . 9780521353588

Cambridge University Press. Used - Very Good. 1989. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Jacket in acetate. Small scrape on front jacket panel. Else fine, clean internals. Very Good. (Subject: Ancient, Roman Literature).

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Cambridge University Press, 1989-04-28. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Cambridge University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 0521353580 . Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. DJ has minor edgewear. ; An examination of the main characters in the Aeneid - Aeneas himself, Dido and Turnus - in the light of Virgil's contemporary Augustan political and literary ideology. The characters and the plot and incident of the epic are seen as embodying and exemplifying first the ancient ideals of kingship and concord, and second the Roman self-identification as at once 'Italian' and 'Trojan', and finally as reflecting the literary self-evaluation of the Augustan age. In the literary area, Virgil's relations with contemporary Roman elegy, with early Greek lyric and, most important, with Homer, are studied and reevaluated. Virgilian scholars and students of Augustan literature in general will find this book of interest to them. ; 296 pages .

Cambridge University Press. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 0521353580 . Minor shelfwear to book. DJ has some edgewear with chipping and small tears to spine ends and corners. Sticker damage to bottom corner of front wrap. R. E. Fantham's notes in pen and pencil to rear DJ flap. ; An examination of the main characters in the Aeneid - Aeneas himself, Dido and Turnus - in the light of Virgil's contemporary Augustan political and literary ideology. The characters and the plot and incident of the epic are seen as embodying and exemplifying first the ancient ideals of kingship and concord, and second the Roman self-identification as at once 'Italian' and 'Trojan', and finally as reflecting the literary self-evaluation of the Augustan age. In the literary area, Virgil's relations with contemporary Roman elegy, with early Greek lyric and, most important, with Homer, are studied and reevaluated. Virgilian scholars and students of Augustan literature in… Read More