| Virgil's Epic Technique |
| PREFACE TO THE 1ST EDITION |
| PREFACE TO THE 2ND EDITION |
| PREFACE TO THE 3RD EDITION |
| TRANSLATORS' NOTE |
| PREFACE TO THE PRESENT EDITION |
 | PART I |
 | 1— The Fall of Troy |
| 2— The Wanderings of Aeneas |
| 3— Dido |
| 4— The Games |
| 5— Aeneas in Latium |
| PART II |
| 1— The Creative Method |
| 2— Invention |
| 3— Presentation |
| I— Narration |
| • | 1— The Whole Action and the Detail |
| • | 2— Narrative and Précis |
| • | 3— Ethos |
| • | 4— Subjectivity |
| • | 5— Vividness |
| • | 6— Clarity |
| • | 7— Continuity |
| • | 8— Simultaneous Actions |
| • | 9— Intrusion of a Second Action |
| • | 10— Synchronism in Books 8-10 |
| • | 11— Past Events |
| • | 12— Future Events |
| • | II— Description |
| III— Speeches |
| 4— Composition |
| 5— Virgil's Aims |
| Notes |
| INDEX OF NAMES AND topICS |