Turnus and Drances: Being an Attempt to Shew, Who the Two Real Persons were that Virgil Intended to Represent Under those Two Characters

William Beare

Verlag: W. Owen, Oxford, 1750

Beschreibung

A very scarce literary essay from William Beare on the characters of Turnus and Drances from Virgil's Aeneid. Very scarce. A detailed literary essay on the characters of Turnus, the legendary King of the Rutuli in Roman history, and the chief antagonist of the hero Aeneas, and Drances, the Latin envoy and bitter enemy of Turnus. Acting as an attempt to uncover the real persons that inspired the writing of these characters in Virgil's epic poem The Aeneid. Written by William Beare. Disbound, lacking the boards with residue of the original leather spine. Externally, sound with light wear to the external pages and the odd mark. Top cord loosening slightly. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with light age toning to the extremities and spotting to the last few pages. Good Only. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 907T77

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Turnus and Drances: Being an Attempt to Shew...

Verlag: W. Owen, Oxford

Erscheinungsdatum: 1750

Einband: Disbound

Illustrator: None

Zustand: Good Only

Art des Buches: book