P. Vergili Maronis Opera Volume 1 [Paperback]

Classical philologist Otto Ribbeck's second critical edition of Virgil's works, comprising four parts in two volumes, published in Leipzig, 18941895.German classical philologist Ribbecks second edition of Virgils works was published in Leipzig, 18941895. Solely a critical edition, it lacks textual commentary. It comprises four parts in two volumes: Volume 1 contains the Eclogues and Georgics, and Aeneid, Books 16.German classical philologist Ribbecks second edition of Virgils works was published in Leipzig, 18941895. Solely a critical edition, it lacks textual commentary. It comprises four parts in two volumes: Volume 1 contains the Eclogues and Georgics, and Aeneid, Books 16.This is the second edition of Virgil's works by the German classical philologist Otto Ribbeck, published in Leipzig in 18941895. It is solely a work of textual criticism, in which Ribbeck assembled what he believed to be the most reliable edition from different authorities. While it includes no commentary on the text by the editor, it is considered a work of great erudition, demonstrating immense scholarly knowledge of Virgil's work. It consists of four parts published in two volumes. Part 1 contains the Eclogues, a series of ten poems about idyllic rural life which borrows heavily from the Greek poet Theocritus' Idylls; and the Georgics, a poetical treatise in four books on farming and agriculture. Part 2 contains the first half (Books 16) of Virgil's great epic poem, the Aeneid, which covers the fall of Troy and Aeneas' journey to Italy.Vol. I. Bucolica et Georgica; Vol. II. Aeneidos libri I-VI.