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dc.contributor.authorGildenhard, Ingo
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-03 00:00:00
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-01T12:51:04Z
dc.date.available2020-04-01T12:51:04Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier646723
dc.identifierOCN: 823771303en_US
dc.identifier.issn2054-2437/2054-2437
dc.identifier.urihttp://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/30302
dc.description.abstractLove and tragedy dominate book four of Virgil’s most powerful work, building on the violent emotions invoked by the storms, battles, warring gods, and monster-plagued wanderings of the epic’s opening. Destined to be the founder of Roman culture, Aeneas, nudged by the gods, decides to leave his beloved Dido, causing her suicide in pursuit of his historical destiny. A dark plot, in which erotic passion culminates in sex, and sex leads to tragedy and death in the human realm, unfolds within the larger horizon of a supernatural sphere, dominated by power-conscious divinities. Dido is Aeneas’ most significant other, and in their encounter Virgil explores timeless themes of love and loyalty, fate and fortune, the justice of the gods, imperial ambition and its victims, and ethnic differences. This course book offers a portion of the original Latin text, study questions, a commentary, and interpretative essays. Designed to stretch and stimulate readers, Ingo Gildenhard’s incisive commentary will be of particular interest to students of Latin at both A2 and undergraduate level. It extends beyond detailed linguistic analysis to encourage critical engagement with Virgil’s poetry and discussion of the most recent scholarly thought.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesClassics Textbooks
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::4 Educational purpose qualifiers::4Z For specific national or regional educational curriculaen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::4 Educational purpose qualifiers::4C For all educational levels::4CN For advanced / upper secondary educationen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFP Translation and interpretationen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHC Ancient historyen_US
dc.subject.otherlatin
dc.subject.othertranslation
dc.subject.otherclassics
dc.subject.otherclassics textbook series
dc.subject.otherancient rome
dc.subject.othersixth-form study guide
dc.subject.otheraeneid
dc.subject.othervirgil
dc.subject.otherAeneas
dc.subject.otherCarthage
dc.subject.otherJupiter
dc.subject.otherVenus
dc.titleVirgil, Aeneid, 4.1–299
dc.title.alternativeLatin Text, Study Questions, Commentary and Interpretative Essays
dc.typebook
oapen.identifier.doi10.11647/OBP.0023
oapen.relation.isPublishedBy23117811-c361-47b4-8b76-2c9b160c9a8b
oapen.relation.isbn9781909254152
oapen.collectionScholarLed
oapen.pages319
oapen.remark.publicRelevant Wikipedia pages: Aeneas - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeneas; Aeneid - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeneid; Carthage - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carthage; Jupiter - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter; Venus - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus; Virgil - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil
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