Opera

by Virgil and H Rushton B 1862 Fairclough

Book Overview

The Oxford Classical Texts, or Scriptorum Classicorum Bibliotheca Oxoniensis, are renowned for their reliability and presentation. The series consists of a text without commentary but with a brief apparatus criticus at the front of each page. There are now over 100 volumes, representing the greater part of classical Greek and Latin literature.

The aim of the series remains that of including the works of all the principal classical authors...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198146531
• ISBN13: 9780198146537
• Release Date: October 1969
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.1" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Vergil in one book

There's not much to say about this book. When one thinks of learning latin, Vergil is always an author to study. In this edition one can find the latin text for the Georgics, the Bucolics/Eclogues, and the Aeneid.

superb text, not for beginners

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An Excellent Edition

It would, of course, be folly of the highest order to give a critique of the Aeneid itself; by the number of years through which it has survived alone, it is justified. It is an unquestionable literary achievement, indeed, a monument of Western Civilization. This edition is a superb one for the student of Latin, although the light hearted should beware: As one might expect from the Oxford Classical Texts, even the introduction is in Latin. Annotations abound, but they concern themselves with matters of manuscript conflicts. The text itself appears to be flawless and is very readable. Moreover, for 21 dolloars this edition is an absolute bargain. I have never seen a complete Virgil for such an astounding price. (The Loeb edition is close, but one must purchase several volumes to equal the contents of this single volume, and the Loeb forces a distracting English translation upon the reader.) In short, this small, attractive book is the ideal Vergil for students on any budget.