Virgil: Aeneid Book XII

Book XII brings Virgil''s Aeneid to a close, as the long-delayed single combat between Aeneas and Turnus ends with Turnus'' death - a finale that many readers find more unsettling than triumphant. In this, the first detailed single-volume commentary on the book in any language, Professor Tarrant explores Virgil''s complex portrayal of the opposing champions, his use and transformation of earlier p...