
My introduction meditates upon Virgil's poetic originality, which I see as centered in his peculiar gift of negative imagination. I am grateful to Marena Fisher for her aid in editing this volume. The critical essays are arranged here in the chronological order of their original publication. GRANSDEN Chronology /149 Contributors / 151 Bibliography /153 Acknowledgments /155 Index / 157Įditor's Note This book brings together a representative selection of the most useful criticism available of Virgil's Aeneid.

Aeneid Edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom Sterling Professor of the Humanities Yale UniversityĬontents Editor's Note / vii Introduction / 1 HAROLD BLOOM Aeneas / 9 VIKTOR POSCHL Virgil's Style / 31 THOMAS GREENE The Two Voices of Virgil's Aeneid / 57 ADAM PARRY Depths and Surfaces / 75 W.
