Aeneas and the Roman Hero

by R. Deryck Williams

This well-established series presents elected aspects of the ancient
world in such a way as to help students gain an understanding of the
attitudes of the Greeks and Romans, and to allow them to form their own
judgement on the issues raised. Designed to meet the need for material
suited to Classical Studies / Classical Civilization courses, it will
be found particularly useful by candidates taking examinations. It is
also intended as a helpful ancillary to the study of Greek and Latin at
these levels. Much of the information is given by way of translated
quotations from ancient authors. the books are illustrated throughout
and diagrams and maps are linked closely to the text.

Genres: Nonfiction

72 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Squeek · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was incredibly insightful, presenting a plethora of ideas about Virgil's intent when writing the Aeneid.
There are some thoughts that I think are left underdeveloped and perhaps don't reach their full potential, but there is something to be said about the complexity of the ideas that Williams does dig into.

The text looks at a lot of moments in the text and spends a lot of time digesting important ones. There are also several mentions of other literature in order to contrast and compare Virgil's intent with other authors'. I also loved Williams' personal voice, and his writing made this very smooth to read and easy to digest.

I only wish I'd read it before I sat my schol exam :(

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

read both for *uni* and for tutoring for one of my students just to refresh the plot and some key ideas for it. i did notice the ideas are quite outdated - but then again, it's from 1973, so i wouldn't expect it to be up to date with the jargon. mr hepburn's annotations might have influenced my mildly negative view of this text, though.

[Vicki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Would have actually have been very useful if I'd done the questions in the exam right, bah.