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    A Companion to Vergil's Aeneid and its Tradition

    By Joseph Farrell and Michael C.J. Putnam

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    A Companion to Vergil’s Aeneid and its Tradition presents a collection of original interpretive essays that represent an innovative addition to the body of Vergil scholarship.
    • Provides fresh approaches to traditional Vergil scholarship and new insights into unfamiliar aspects of Vergil's textual history
    • Features contributions by an international team of the most distinguished scholars
    • Represents a distinctively original approach to Vergil scholarship
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWiley
    Release dateMar 16, 2010
    ISBN9781444318067
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