Virgil

Virgil offers undergraduates, graduate students and general readers a comprehensive and carefully balanced introduction to the works and literary reception of Virgil.

• Offers a fresh, comprehensive introduction to Virgil in translation
• Explores the historical context in which Virgil wrote and lived
• Discusses the manuscript tradition of Virgil
• Traces the poet’s literary influence on later authors and his impact on the arts
• Includes suggestions for further readings