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L230 & L231. Arma Virumque: Heroes at War. (Aeneid 10.420-509 and 12.791-842, 887-952) 2 volumes. (McKay and Hornsby). These two Vergil books include the prescribed texts for the AP Vergil Examination in Aeneid 10 and Aeneid 12..

Student Text includes: Introductory Discussion, Grammatical Notes and Commentary, facing vocabularies, Study Questions, sight translation passages, poetic terms and two essay offering advice by AP examiners on Literal Translation and on Writing the Vergil AP Essays.

Companion Resource Volume includes: critical essays on the Aeneid, suggested answers to Study Questions, a Selective Bibliography of books, monographs, chapters and articles in English relating to Aeneid 10 and 12 and to the entire epic.

L230. Student Text: (128pp). Cost: $21.00.

L231. Companion Resource Volume: (106 pp). Cost: $30.00.

L240. A Commentary on the Aeneid: Selections Included in the Advanced Placement Vergil Examination. (Aeneid 1.1-519; 2.1-56, 199-297, 469-566, 735-805; 4.1-448, 642-705; 6.1-211, 450-476, 847-901; 10.420-609; 12.791-842, 887-952). (V. Jordon).

This commentary is directed to two audiences: high school students and teachers and college students analyzing Vergil's poetic discourse. Selections in each book are treated line-by-line; recognition and identification of syntactical and metrical features are the first part of the analysis; Jordan's close textual analysis helps to elucidate the great beauty of the poem. (225pp). Cost: $38.00

L802. The Latin Ilias: Introduction, Text, Translation and Notes. (G.A. Kennedy).

The Latin of the Ilias Latina is remarkably easy; this text can be used to great advantage with high school Latin students and intermediate or advanced college students. Ilias Latina is a reduction of the entire Iliad into 1070 lines. Written by Baebius Italicus, during the reign of Nero, Ilias Latina is classical style and draws upon Vergil and Ovid for its vocabulary, syntax and idioms. Includes: Introduction, Latin text, English translation and commentary. (78pp). Cost: $22.00

C802. To Find a New Troy.
A simulation unit on Vergil's Aeneid. Introduces students to the challenges and decision making situation of Aeneas. Twenty separate sessions, with student activities, game board map, materials required and suggested resources. Superb teaching unit for elementary and middle school students. (40 pp). Cost: $25.00

L251. Enhancing the Study of Vergil's Aeneid. (R.M. Wilhelm).
Features teaching materials on the Cumaean Sibyl, the scenes on the doors of Apollos temple (Aeneid 6), omens and prophecies in the Aeneid, Vergilian literary allusions in Milton, rhetorical figures in the Aeneid and Greek names in the Aeneid. Includes student exercises and drills. (76pp). Cost: $22.00

L261. Study Notes for Vergil's Aeneid. (J. Breuker, Jr.).
These study notes (for all 12 books of the Aeneid) are designed for both Teacher and Student. Includes: introductory synopsis outlining major themes and imagery; structural overview of each book with line divisions, commentary on each section highlighting major themes, imagery and diction; a recapitulation ends each book, often with questions for discussion and comments by scholars to elicit debate. A concluding chapter focuses on 'The Vergilian Achievement' which sets the Aeneid in context: includes discussion of Achilles, Odysseus, pietas, furor, ambiguity, Aeneas as a symbol, Vergil's 'Two Voices' (public and private). (100 pages). Cost: $35.00

M727. Aeneas. Vergil's Epic Retold for Young Readers. (Emily Frenkel)
This version of the Aeneid is a retelling of Aeneas' story for students at the elementary, middle and high school level. Frenkel's reteling is fresh and direct. Simon Weller's illustrations are superb. (179pp) pb.
Cost: $20.00

L102. Illustrations for the Aeneid.
A set of 15 black and white line drawings (8 1/2 x 11) of selected passages from the Aeneid with accompanying translation for the specific illustration. These illustrations are excellent for bulletin boards and in-class use. Cost: $17.00

Selections and illustrations for the following:

Aeneid 1.50-70 – June Visits Aeolus, the Storm God.
Aeneid 1. 657-660, 683-690, 697-698, 709, 712-719 – Cupid disguised as Iulus set Dido aflame with love.
Aeneid 2. 701-702, 707-711, 717-729 – Aeneas takes father Anchises and Son from burning Troy.
Aeneid 3.521-541 – Achates shouts – "Italy."
Aeneid 4.129-142 – Dido ready to go hunting with Aeneas.
Aeneid 4.152-170 – During the hunt, Dido and Aeneas hide in a cave to escape a storm.
Aeneid 4.173-195 – Foul-mouthed Gossip spread Rumors.
Aeneid 4.220-226, 235, 237, 259-272-274-276 – Mercury recalls Aeneas to Duty.
Aeneid 4.305-324 – Dido implores Aeneas not to leave.
Aeneid 4.642-651, 653-666 – Dido ends it all by death.
Aeneid 6.298-330 – Charon conveying Aeneas across the Styx.
Aeneid 6.417-436 – Cerberus, the guardian of Hades, is put to sleep.
Aeneid 6.450-476 – Aeneas and Dido in the Underworld.
Aeneid 6.577-579, 638-641, 669-671, 687-702.
Aeneid 6.788-797, 847-853, 888-892 – Aeneas looks into the future.

The Augustan Age. (Volume 6: 1987). Cost: $15.00

Includes the following articles:

(1) The Vitality of the Aeneid. A.G. McKay.
(2) The Aeneid as a Roman Poem. M.P.O. Morford.
(3) Aeneas and Dido: The Search for a New City. R.M. Wilhelm.
(4) Arrival in Latium: New Loyalties and Preparations. M.P. Wilhelm
(5) The Fortunes of War: The Birth of a Legacy.
(6) The Music of the Aeneid: Poetry of Celebration.
(7) Vergil's Use of the Odyssey in Shaping the Aeneid.
(8) Vergil's Aeneas; Aeneas Before Vergil; Some Medieval Aeneases; The Genesis of Robert Grave I, Claudius, R.J. Rowland.
(9) The Americanization of Vergil: From Colonial Times to 1882, M. Reinhold.
(10) Vergil on the Potomac: Vergil and Public Life in America, S.F. Wiltshire.
(11) Book Illustrations of Vergil's Aeneid: AD 400-1980. A.G. McKay.
(12) Vergil's Aeneid and Les Troyens of Berlioz. A. Dalzell. (
13) Latin Poetry and Roman Literacy: The Search for the Perfect Elementary School Text. P.N. Lockhart.
(14) The Aeneid Institute and Afterward. J. F. O'Connor

The Augustan Age. (Volume 7: 1987). Cost: $15.00

Includes the following:
(This volume contains various teaching units and lessons on the Aeneid prepared and test by teachers in the classroom. A superb resource for any level).

(1) Journey Through the Classics Day. K.D. Call.
(2) The Last Hours of Troy. M. K. Tovar.
(3) The Aeneid: A Choral Reading. F.G. Reinehr.
(4) A Time Line for the Aeneid. C.A.T. Glidden.
(5) The Aeneid from the View Point of Youth: A Retelling. J. Holmberg.
(6) The Trojans in the Land of the Cylcops. B.M. Ottewell.
(7) Odysseus and Polyphemos. B. Terwilliger.
(8) Aeneas and Turnus: A Duel. B. Terwilliger.
(9) Arts and Crafts and The Aeneid. P. Frith.
(10) Time Magazines Chronicles the Events of the Aeneid, M. Murray.
(11) Aeneid Concentration. J. Schreiber.
(12) An Edu-Drama on the Hero OR Does Superman County for Anything More than a
Fast Ride? S. Greathouse.
(13) The Twelve Olympians. B. Terwilliger.
(14) Illustrations of Gods, Goddesses and Heroes. J. Grugan.
(15) Classics in the Elementary Curriculum: A Bibliography. L.C. Conrad.
(16) To Find A New Troy: Dream or Destiny? (A Simulation For Elementary
Students). D. Baumbach.
(17) Ancient Epic As An Innovative Literature. W.R. Nethercut.
(18) The Aeneid As Augustan Literature. W.R. Nethercut.
(19) The Aeneid as a Guide to Life. K. Galinsky.

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