Fills a gap in the set of Virgilian commentaries … Maclennan's commentary is mainly addressed to students as a didactical tool and I can already say that it fully reaches the alleged purpose, thanks to a careful selection of information and a clear and plain language that does not fall into trivialization.

Classical Journal

[Maclennan has] provided a wide range of help both for students who are beginning their study of Virgil and for somewhat more experienced readers ... The author's judicious selection of help and guidance is manifest on every page. He is alert to the register and tone of words ... An excellent contribution to the series.

Classics for All

It combines astute and level-headed scholarship with a profound understanding of the difficulties likely to be encountered by its audience in a first meeting with Virgil's Latin. Maclennan long and highly distinguished career in Classics teaching makes him supremely qualified for the task, and he does not disappoint ... This is a sober, thorough and informative edition of Aeneid 8, which should find a well-deserved place on student reading lists for many years to come.

The Classical Review

[Maclenn's] discussion of Aeneas qua character is as rich as his consideration of Virgil's adaptation of traditional material is useful ... [Maclenn] is to be praised for offering useful observations on nearly every page. The edition will be helpful to students and useful to scholars for many years to come.

Exemplaria Classica