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Virgil: A Lifeby Peter Levi
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments: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” and “fortune favors the bold?” Peter Levi here reconstructs the poet's life, from a childhood largely shrouded in mystery to his work as a great literary genius and revolutionary poet, by examining archaeological and historical evidence from Augustan Rome, as well as through close readings of the poet's own work. “Virgil is an intensely personal poet, yet he is anonymous . . . My aim is not so ambitious as to try and restore his prestige single-handed. It has simply been to try to understand him in his original context.” In this highly acclaimed, nowclassic biography, Peter Levi discards the myths and brilliantly reveals the life of Virgil and the extraordinary times during which he lived. Synopsis:Virgil, doubtless the most famous of Roman poets, has fired the imagination of generations. Invented, reinvented and triumphantly adopted in a vast variety of scenes, he has become, as T. S. Eliot pointed out, the classic poet for two thousand years. A poet of talent that grows, a friend of Horace and Ovid, Virgil's poetry alone bore the weight and force of the Pax Romana. His poetry may crack under the strain, as marx's contemporary Mommsen believed, but it does not crumble. This is the first full-length life of Virgil since 1938 and the most searching reassessment of the summer of Roman poetry. 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.
About the AuthorPeter 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 travel, including The Light Garden of the Angel King. Table of ContentsPreface * Introduction * The Youth of Virgil * Country Singing * Virgils Italy * Transformation Scene * The March of Time * Happy landings * Sand * Italian Earth * Ashes * Notes * Index What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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