The fourth book of Virgilβs Aeneid is the shortest of his epic, and yet it has had an inestimable influence. The tragedy of Dido is replete with allusions to the Medeas of Euripides, Apollonius, and Ennius, as well as to Catullusβ Ariadne and the historical Cleopatra of Virgilβs Augustan Age. The bo
Servius' Commentary on Book Four of Virgil's Aeneid: An Annotated Translation
β Scribed by Christopher Michael McDonough; Richard E. Prior; Mark Stansbury
- Publisher
- Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 179
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
A unique tool for scholars and teachers, this translation and commentary, on facing pages with the original Latin, allows easy access to Servius' seminal work on one of the most widely-read books of the Aeneid: Book 4.
-- Introduction on the life of Servius, the textual tradition
-- Latin text of Vergil's Aeneid, Book 4, with Servius' commentary beneath it
-- Facing-page translation of both Vergil and Servius
-- Endnotes
-- Bibliography
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