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OverviewThis is the OCR-endorsed publication from Bloomsbury for the Latin A-Level (Group 4) prescription of Virgil's Aeneid X, giving full Latin text, commentary and vocabulary for lines 215–250, 260–307, 362–398 and 426–542. A detailed introduction covers the prescribed text to be read in English for A Level. In Book X, the story moves from a council of the gods, via a depiction of Aeneas’s return by sea to his beleaguered Trojan camp, to a bloody field of battle. We see Aeneas for the first time as a heroic warrior, but also afflicted by the searing pain of loss as the young son of his new ally, entrusted to him by his father, is killed. Aeneas is for now cheated of his revenge, a revenge which is the preoccupation of the rest of the poem. He does, however, slay the son of a champion of the opposition and then the champion himself, in scenes which re-emphasise that pain. The heart of the book, where Aeneas and his allies join the fray, constitutes the OCR selection. It is an immensely powerful confrontation between violence and compassion, cruelty and nobility. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Christopher Tanfield (Classics Teacher, South Hampstead High School, UK)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.188kg ISBN: 9781474266109ISBN 10: 147426610 Pages: 136 Publication Date: 07 April 2016 Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews[This book] cover[s] necessary ground admirably, as well as offering the intellectually curious plenty to take beyond the exam. Strongly recommended. Classics For All Reviews Author InformationChristopher Tanfield teaches Classics at South Hampstead High School, London, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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