![]() ![]() Williams, like Page, also has a two volume "schoolboy" commentary on the entire Aeneid. If you wish to read Books 3 and 5 as well, Williams' commentaries were released as a complement to Austin's, but are generally considered inferior. If you want commentaries with more interpretative rather than grammatical notes, Austin's commentaries are another classic, generally considered suitable for undergraduates. These are adapted from Page's commentary. The former have more grammar help (like Pharr), whereas the latter strips most of that out but is otherwise the same, as far as I know. You can buy commentaries on the first six books individually or in a combined volume. ![]() Hackett has an ongoing series of commentaries on the Aeneid. identifying types of ablatives or subjective clauses). Pharr, of course, is a classic (and includes the entirety of Books 1–6), but is geared towards high schoolers and others who need lots of grammar help (e.g. What level of commentary are you looking for? It is also good to have at hand commented editions like De la Cerda's and Valpy's or Lemaire's. Note that all these are advanced commentaries (with the exception of Stégen) and presuppose that the reader can handle by himself Virgil and he wants to expand on his erudition, so if this is your first rodeo with Virgil you might want to fall back on student's commentaries such as Pharr, Page, Bennett, Paratore or Knapp. Mynors OCT text is good, but if you have a public library where you can consul either Conte's edition or Geymonat's it might be a good idea to check them out.įor book 1 the best commentaries are Stégen's, Conway's and Austin's (in that order).įor book 2 the best commentaries are Horsfall's and Austin's.įor book 4 the best commentaries are Paese's, Buscaroli's and Austin's.įor book 6 the best commentaries are Norden's and Horsfall's ![]() Another good reference to have is Horsfall's Companion. He also has a general introduction to Virgil with reference to all the standard commentaries. As a general reference you may want to consult the chapter dedicated to Virgil in von Albrecht's A History of Roman Literature. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.Ok, so first. ![]() Vocabulary Cards For AP Selections: Vergil, Ovid, Catullus, Horace We also feature a line of contemporary eastern European and WWII books.Ĭlassical author workbooks: Vergil, Ovid, Horace, Catullus, Cicero Seuss books in Latin to Plato's Apology, Bolchazy-Carducci's titles help readers learn about ancient Rome and Greece the Latin and ancient Greek languages are alive and well with titles like Cicero's De Amicitia and Kaegi's Greek Grammar. Why Vergil? A Collection of Interpretations - ISBN 0865164185įor over 30 years Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers has produced the highest quality Latin and ancient Greek books. At the bottom of each page below the text, each Latin word is completely parsed and the commentary includes useful references to the revised grammars of Bennett, Gildersleeve, Allen and Greenough, and Harkness and delves into word derivations and word frequencies, making this volume helpful for the competent reader of Latin as well as the novice. The complete text of Aeneid, Book I, an interlinear translation, complete metrical scansion, and an accompanying, more polished translation are just part of this goldmine. Completely Scanned-Parsed Vergil is an irreplaceable, primary resource for educators teaching or reading Book I of the Aeneid. ![]()
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