Sinopsis

The purpose of this discussion guide is educational. I have read, studied, and taught Virgil’s Aeneid, and I wish to on what I have learned to other people who are interested in studying Virgil’s Aeneid. In particular, I think that the readers of this introduction to Virgil’s Aeneid will be bright high school seniors and college first-year students, as well as intelligent adults who simply wish to study Virgil’s Aeneid despite not being literature majors. This discussion guide uses a question-and-answer format. It poses, then answers, relevant questions about Virgil, background information, and the Aeneid. This book goes through the Aeneid book by book. I recommend that you read the relevant section of the Aeneid, then read my comments, then go back and re-read the relevant section of the Aeneid. Teachers may find this book useful as a discussion guide for the epic poem. Teachers can have students read chapters from the epic poem, then teachers can ask students selected questions from this study guide.