Virgil Aeneid II: A Selection

<p>This is the OCR-endorsed edition covering the Latin AS and A-Level (Group 3) prescription of Virgil's <i>Aeneid</i> Book 2 lines 40-249 and the A-Level (Group 4) prescription of Book 2 lines 268-317 370-558 giving full Latin text commentary and vocabulary with a detailed introduction that also covers the prescribed material to be read in English for A Level. <p/>Book II of Virgil's <i>Aeneid</i> is the story of how Troy fell and how Aeneas escaped with his family and his city's gods. It is a narrative relayed in retrospect by Aeneas as a refugee at the court of Queen Dido in Carthage and the OCR selection covers the book's first two thirds: the Wooden Horse episode and the chaos which ensues - including the dramatic murder of King Priam. Virgil depicts war in all its ugly complexity and Aeneas' response to this - as combatant in Troy as exile in Carthage - is central to the poem's early exposition. <p/>Supporting resources are available on the Companion Website: https: //www.bloomsbury.pub/OCR-editions-2024-2026</p>