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<CENTER> <TABLE BORDER=0 WIDTH=590 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD><IMG SRC="./images/bvp-mast.jpg" WIDTH="554" HEIGHT="98" BORDER="0" ALT="Basic Virgil Paperbacks"></TD> <TD><IMG SRC="./images/welcome.gif" WIDTH="36" HEIGHT="98" BORDER="0" ALT="Welcome"></TD> <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT=10><IMG SRC="./images/spacer.gif" VSPACE=5></TD></TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD COLSPAN=2>   <TABLE ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="172"> <TR><TD><IMG SRC="./images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=5></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/hesperia"><IMG SRC="images/small-amazon-associate.gif" WIDTH="162" HEIGHT="56" BORDER="0" ALT="In association with Amazon.com"></A> <BR CLEAR=ALL> <FONT FACE="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="-1" COLOR="#0099FF"> See a title that interests you? If you like, you can purchase the book online by clicking on the title or cover photo. All online purchases are processed in a secure environment by Amazon.com. I've been ordering books and tapes from Amazon for over a year now, and keep coming back for two reasons: they're <A HREF="#" OnClick="window.open('http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/subst/partners/associates/assoc-payment-options.html/2488-0957546-947187','Amazon','width=350,height=400,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes')">easy to use</A> and they have a <A HREF="#" OnClick="window.open('http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/subst/help/returns-policy.html/2488-0957546-947187','Amazon','width=350,height=400,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes')">good return policy</A>. For those who are uncomfortable making purchases over the Internet, I have given the ISBN for each title, which you can use to order the book through your local bookstore. </FONT> </TD></TR> <TR><TD colspan=2><IMG SRC="./images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=5></TD></TR> </TABLE>  <FONT FACE="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="+1"> Useful Readings for the Non-Specialist </FONT> <P> The secondary literature that has grown up around Virgil's works and ideas is vast. Basic Virgil Paperbacks represents one person's attempt to pick out the books that will be most useful for the non-specialist. The selection is, admittedly, a personal one, although it has been guided by certain criteria: <OL> <LI>Each book had to be useful as well as accessible to that large but frequently neglected class of serious students who did not, for whatever reason, elect to pursue a career in classics. Some of these (the commentaries, for instance) require a knowledge of Latin. Others (such as the collections of critical essays) do not. <LI>Each book should serve as a suitable introduction to one or more of Virgil's works. <LI>Each book had to be in print. <LI>Each book had to be available in paperback. </OL> These last two requirements were important, but they also meant that a number of books that otherwise qualified (including a few of my personal favorites) had to be excluded. I hope, in any case, that living scholars whose works do not appear on these pages will not feel slighted. <DIV ALIGN="RIGHT">- David Wilson-Okamura</DIV> <P> P. S. For more online Virgil resources, including an email discussion group, visit <A HREF="../">virgil.org</A>. <P><BR> <CENTER><FONT SIZE="-1"> Basic Virgil Paperbacks and the Basic Virgil Paperback logo are trademarks. Please respect them. </FONT></CENTER>  <P><BR> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=-1> <A HREF="welcome.htm">Welcome</A> | <A HREF="general.htm">General Studies</A> | <A HREF="eclogues.htm">Eclogues</A> | <A HREF="georgics.htm">Georgics</A> | <A HREF="aeneid.htm">Aeneid</A> | <A HREF="../" TARGET="_top">Return to virgil.org</A> </FONT></CENTER> </TD></TR></TABLE></CENTER>