{"product_id":"9781474271905","title":"Virgil Aeneid VIII: A Selection","description":"Author: Maclennan, Keith\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781474271905\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 07 Apr 2016\u003cbr\u003ePages: 128 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the endorsed publication from OCR and Bloomsbury for the Latin AS prescription of Virgil's \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e VIII, giving full Latin text, commentary and vocabulary for lines 86-279 and 558-584, along with a detailed introduction.\u003cbr\u003eBook VIII of the \u003ci\u003eAeneid \u003c\/i\u003eis remarkable for the diversity of its subject matter. Aeneas travels upriver to the site where Rome will be founded. He meets King Evander, who tells him the dramatic story of Hercules and Cacus and shows him round 'Rome' before it is Rome. Aeneas' mother makes new armour for him and at the end of the book we see him brandishing the shield whose centrepiece is the triumph of Augustus. \u003cbr\u003eThe OCR selection focuses on Evander and Hercules, and concludes with the fatal moment when Aeneas takes Evander's son Pallas to war. Its vivid narrative, human characters and larger-than-life heroes and villains are compelling reading.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46619384217758,"sku":"UBD-9781474271905","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781474271905.jpg?v=1773898308","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781474271905","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}