Table of Contents

Author’s Note Preface Introduction 1. Life and works of Virgil 2. Virgil and Augustus 3. The legend of Aeneas 4. Sources of the Aeneid 5. Synopsis of the Aeneid 6. Structure and themes 7. Virgil’s hexameter 8. The manuscripts of the Aeneid and the ancient commentators 9. Differences of text between this edition and Mynors and Hirtzel 10. Bibliography Text Commentary Index to the notes

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The second volume of R. Deryck Williams' classic edition of the Aeneid, covering books VII and XII

About the Author

R. Deryck Williams was Professor of Classics at the University of Reading, UK, and a leading scholar of Virgil; he published numerous articles and commentaries on his work.