{"product_id":"vergils-empire-political-thought-in-the-aeneid-paperback","title":"Vergil's Empire: Political Thought in the Aeneid - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEve Adler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eVergil's Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, Eve Adler offers an exciting new interpretation of the political thought of Vergil's \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e. Adler argues that in this epic poem, Vergil presents the theoretical foundations of a new political order, one that resolves the conflict between scientific enlightenment and ancestral religion that permeated the ancient world. The work concentrates on Vergil's response to the physics, psychology, and political implications of Lucretius' Epicurean doctrine expressed in \u003ci\u003eDe Rerum Natura\u003c\/i\u003e. Proceeding by a close analysis of the \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e, Adler examines Vergil's critique of Carthage as a model of universal enlightenment, his positive doctrine of Rome as a model of universal religion, and his criticism of the heroism of Achilles, Odysseus, and Epicurus in favor of the heroism of Aeneas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beautifully written and clearly argued, \u003ci\u003eVergil's Empire\u003c\/i\u003e will be of great value to all interested in the classical world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEve Adler\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of classics at Middlebury College and has published four previous books and translations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 9.12 x 5.88 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53054622892256,"sku":"9780742521674","price":136.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/roM8PhGnOH9780742521674.webp?v=1781299459","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/vergils-empire-political-thought-in-the-aeneid-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}