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William Scovil Anderson
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BIOGRAPHY Professor Emeritus, University of California Berkeley. Author of The Art of the Aeneid and others.
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Dido and Aeneas
Aeneas
Aeneas, mythical hero of Troy and Rome, son of the goddess Aphrodite and Anchises. Aeneas was a member of the royal line at Troy and cousin of Hector. He played a prominent part in defending his city against the Greeks during the Trojan War, being second only to Hector in ability. Homer implies…
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Art of the Aeneid: 2nd Edition
Art of the Aeneid: 2nd Edition (January 2005)
By William Scovil Anderson
Anderson's text captures both the toughness and the tenderness of the greatest work of Latin literature. Includes examinations of each book of the Aeneid, extensive notes, suggestions for further reading, and a Vergil chronology.