Vergil's Empire: Political Thought in the Aeneid - Paperback

by Eve Adler (Author)

In Vergil's Empire, Eve Adler offers an exciting new interpretation of the political thought of Vergil's Aeneid. 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.

Author Biography

Eve Adler is professor of classics at Middlebury College and has published four previous books and translations.