The Aeneid (SparkNotes Literature Guide)

by SparkNotes, Virgil

Overview

The Aeneid (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Virgil
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Each SparkNote gives you just what you need to succeed in school with:

*Summaries of every chapter and thorough Analysis
*Explanation of the key Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
*Detailed Character Analysis
*Key Facts about the Work
*Author's Historical Context
*Identification and explanation of Important Quotations
*A 25-question review Quiz, Study Questions and Essay Topics to help you prepare for papers and tests

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411471344
Publisher:	Union Square & Co.
Publication date:	08/12/2014
Series:	SparkNotes Literature Guide Series
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
File size:	174 KB

Table of Contents

	Context	1
	Plot Overview	5
	Character List	7
	Mortals	7
	Gods and Goddesses	9
	Characters From Homer's Iliad	11
	Analysis of Major Characters	15
	Aeneas	15
	Dido	16
	Turnus	17
	Themes, Motifs & Symbols	19
	The Primacy of Fate	19
	The Sufferings of Wanderers	19
	The Glory of Rome	20
	Prophecies and Predictions	21
	Founding a New City	21
	Vengeance	21
	Flames	22
	The Golden Bough	22
	The Gates of War	22
	The Trojan Hearth Gods	23
	Weather	23
	Summary & Analysis	25
	Book I	25
	Book II	28
	Book III	31
	Book IV	34
	Book V	37
	Book VI	40
	Book VII	43
	Book VIII	46
	Book IX	48
	Book X	51
	Book XI	54
	Book XII	56
	Important Quotations Explained	60
	Key Facts	66|`1	Study Questions & Essay Topics	71
	Study Questions	71
	Suggested Essay Topics	74
	Review & Resources	75
	Quiz	75
	Suggestions for Further Reading	84