"This edition, originally published in 1953 in the admirable Methuen Classical Texts series, has been in print ever since. It's longevity is deserved; for it remains a very fine edition, manageable at different levels
of attainment. Maguinness had chiefly in mind students at sixth-form or early university level but, for the benefit of less practised students taking GCSE or in their second year of Latin bugun at University, he wisely included a
Vocabulary (marked with syllable lengths to tie in with his very useful section on scansion and reading aloud) and a considerable amount of fairly elementary linguistic matter in the Notes. The Introduction gives an outline of the background knowledge needed by a beginner in Virgilian studies. For a succinct and always level-headed approach to the ""Aeneid"", this remains a splendid edition - one for which more advanced Virgilians still have every reason to be thankful; and Book XII gives an excellent flavour of the whole epic and the meaning of its constantly enigmatic closure."
By:
Virgil Volume editor:
W.S. Maguinness Imprint: Bristol Classical Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: New edition Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 129mm,
Spine: 10mm
Weight: 170g ISBN:9781853992445 ISBN 10: 1853992445 Series:Latin Texts Pages: 162 Publication Date:01 February 1998 Audience:
College/higher education
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A / AS level
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Further / Higher Education
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
W.S Maguinness was Professor of Latin at King's College, University of London.
