VERGIL: Background and Interpretation

 
  1. The Secret life of Vergil Important details of his life and work from a later Roman account.
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  2. The Studio Drama Project...based on the classical text of Vergil's DIDO AND AENEAS, with music,synthesized sound background, and professional actors reading scored poetic texts. New poetic translation and detailed Scenario for a working project. Note: This is also a good introduction for English readers to the subtleties of Vergil's. language and thought.


  3. AENEID 1-12 A complete searchable text of the Latin in a 1meg file. Download and open from within your browser, use with the browser's FIND.


  4. GEORGICA 1-4 A complete searchable text of the Latin in a 250k file. Download and open from within your browser, use with the browser's FIND.


  5. Aeneid, Book I complete in Latin


  6. The Bribe... Aeolus Aen. I: A short selection with example of detailed commentary.


  7. Aeneid I in "uncial" format An experiment in reading Latin poetry as the Romans read it in the MSS.


  8. Aeneid Book IV, Latin text complete


  9. Aeneid Book IV Discussion of the art of this remarkable book.


  10. Aeneid Book IV Commentary A detailed Literary Commentary.


  11. Aeneid IV in English Conington's brilliant and close prose translation of Aeneid IV


  12. Notes for Aeneid IV Detailed language notes from l895 school edition, adapted.