Description
About the Author
Justin A. Haynes is Assistant Professor of Classics at Georgetown University.
Reviews
Haynes scores some notable successes in demonstrating its cogency in the case of these twelfth-century Latin epics. * L. B. T. Houghton, International Journal of the Classical Tradition *
A novel approach to the history of the reception of the Aeneid that privileges medieval encounters with Virgil's work mediated through allegorical commentary rather than the direct influence of the poem itself.... The Medieval Classic adds a welcome new dimension to the history of the reception of Virgil's Aeneid in the Middle Ages. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
By reading his chosen texts in the light of ancient and medieval commentaries on the Aeneid, Haynes opens up new perspectives on those texts and on their relation to Virgil. His book is an impressive work of scholarship that comes to original and largely persuasive conclusions that will demand the attention of all scholars in the field. * Michael Roberts, Rich Professor of Latin Emeritus, Wesleyan University *
The Medieval Classic shows that the connections between the Aeneid and twelfth-century Latin epic have not been properly appreciated because the importance of the late antique and medieval commentaries on Virgil's poetry has not been fully acknowledged. Haynes's book clarifies these connections, providing insight into both the Virgilian commentary tradition and the development of allegorical epic in the Middle Ages. A must-read. * Craig Kallendorf, Professor of Classics and English, Texas A&M University *
These epic poems have been substantially influenced by Aeneid's interpretation which is already found in the commentary of Fulgentius. * Medioevo latino *
Book Information
ISBN 9780190091361
Author Justin A. Haynes
Format Hardback
Page Count 224
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 454g
Dimensions(mm) 163mm * 236mm * 23mm