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Virgil: A Life

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Description for Virgil: A Life Paperback. Peter Levi teases a remarkably vivid life from Virgil's poems, a life-long study of poetry and the few facts that have come down to us through Suetonius. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; BGL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 192 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Peter Levi teases a remarkably vivid life from Virgil's poems, a life-long study of poetry and the few facts that have come down to us through Suetonius. Born in 70 BC, in a small village near Mantua, Publius Vergilius Maro - Virgil - grew up to be hailed as the greatest Roman poet. And although his work has influenced Western literature for two millennia, little is known about the man himself. Who was the man who created The Aeneid - one of the most important poems in Western literature - and such universal phrases as ‘love conquers all’ ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848859043
SKU
V9781848859043
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About Peter Levi
Peter Levi, FSA, FRSL, (1931--2000) was a poet, archaeologist, Jesuit priest, travel writer, scholar, biographer, and critic. Professor of Poetry at Oxford from 1984--89, Levi also worked for The Times (London), traveled with Bruce Chatwin in Afghanistan, and Leigh Fermor in Greece, and wrote over 60 highly acclaimed biographies and works of ... Read more

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