Aeneid: Book 1

"The new Vergil commentaries from Focus are an exciting resource for almost anyone reading the Aeneid in Latin. . . . The editors recognize that developing core reading skills and involving students in the interpretive questions raised by the poem are not separate objectives. This recognition has resulted in commentaries that enticingly present basic information in a wider setting of observation and enquiry. . . . All in all, the Focus series balances simplicity and subtlety, reminding students at all levels that increasing technical precision and stretching one's interpretive curiosity are—fundamentally—one endeavor."
     —Antonia Syson, Purdue University, in Teaching Classical Languages (CAMWS)

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Vergil
Edited by Randall T. Ganiban

2009 - 170 pp.
Imprint: Focus, Series: The Focus Vergil Aeneid Commentaries

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Paper 978-1-58510-225-9
$17.95
Instructor Examination (Review) Copy 978-1-58510-225-9
$3.00

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Aeneid: Book 1, part of the the Focus Vergil Aeneid commentaries series, includes an introduction, Latin-language text, commentary, and other student materials. It is designed for the intermediate Latin-language student in upper division courses teaching the Aeneid in departments of Classics or Latin Language.

 

Reviews:

"What we have is a useful, resourceful, organized book, shaped to its purpose. My impression is that it should succeed very well in a classroom and possibly become a suitable help for both students and teachers. In any case, it is a valuable addition to the existing corpus of commentaries on Aeneid 1."
     —Massimo Gioseffi, Università degli Studi di Milano, in Bryn Mawr Classical Review


"The new Vergil commentaries from Focus are an exciting resource for almost anyone reading the Aeneid in Latin. . . . The editors recognize that developing core reading skills and involving students in the interpretive questions raised by the poem are not separate objectives. This recognition has resulted in commentaries that enticingly present basic information in a wider setting of observation and enquiry. . . . All in all, the Focus series balances simplicity and subtlety, reminding students at all levels that increasing technical precision and stretching one's interpretive curiosity are—fundamentally—one endeavor."
     —Antonia Syson, Purdue University, in Teaching Classical Languages (CAMWS)


About the Authors:

Randall Ganiban (Ph.D. Princeton University) is Professor of Classics at Middlebury College in Vermont, where he has taught since 1996. He specializes in Roman epic and is series editor of commentaries on Vergil's Aeneid for Focus.