Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. ANCIENT LIVES vii
3. Contents xi
4. Preface xiii
5. Introduction. Thinking Back Toward the Real Vergil 1
6. Chapter One. Origins 11
7. Chapter Two. Three Kinds of Literary Education 43
8. Chapter Three. Literary Experiments and the Literary Lifespan 65
9. Chapter Four. Patronage 79
10. Chapter Five. Love and Art 109
11. Chapter Six. The Work Takes Over 135
12. Chapter Seven. An Abrupt and Disturbing Ending 155
13. CHRONOLOGY 171
14. SOURCE NOTES 173
15. INDEX 177