@book {661371, title = {Virgil: Aeneid Book XII}, year = {2012}, publisher = {Cambridge University Press}, organization = {Cambridge University Press}, address = {Cambridge}, abstract = {

Book XII brings Virgil{\textquoteright}s Aeneid to a close, as the long-delayed single combat between Aeneas and Turnus ends with Turnus{\textquoteright} death {\textendash} a finale that many readers find more unsettling than triumphant. In this, the first detailed single-volume commentary on the book in any language, Professor Tarrant explores Virgil{\textquoteright}s complex portrayal of the opposing champions, his use and transformation of earlier poetry (Homer{\textquoteright}s in particular) and his shaping of the narrative in its final phases. In addition to the linguistic and thematic commentary, the volume contains a substantial introduction that discusses the larger literary and historical issues raised by the poem{\textquoteright}s conclusion; other sections include accounts of Virgil{\textquoteright}s metre, later treatments of the book{\textquoteright}s events in art and music, and the transmission of the text. The edition is designed for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students and will also be of interest to scholars of Latin literature.

}, url = {http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/classical-studies/classical-literature/virgil-aeneid-book-xii}, editor = {Richard Tarrant} }