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The Aeneid of Virgil is one of the greatest works of Classical antiquity. In this study the poetic qualities of epic are analysed and illustrated by frequent quotations from the Latin, always with prose translations. The book will be appreciated by students and teachers of literature, and by knowledgeable non-academic readers.

About the Author

The late R.D. Williams, Professor of Classics and Reading University, was a leading scholar of Virgil and published numerous articles and commentaries on his work, of which this book was the culmination.