The Aeneid

The Aeneid

History , Ancient History, Ancient Greek History
Paperback Published on: 05/07/2012
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Synopsis

Robert Fagles's award-winning translations of Homer's twin works The Iliad and TheOdyssey have sold more than a million copies and become classics in their own right. With this stunning modern verse translation, Fagles introduces Virgil's Aeneid to a whole new generation of readers and completes the classic triptych at the heart of Western civilisation. The Aeneid tells the story of an epic voyage in which Aeneas crosses stormy seas, becomes entangled in a tragic love affair with Dido of Cathage, descends to the world of the dead - all the way tormented by the vengeful Juno, Queen of the Gods - and finally reaches Italy, where he will fulfil his destiny: to found the Roman people. A stirring tale of arms and heroism, dispossession and defeat, and an unsparing portrait of a man caught between love, duty, and fate, The Aeneid brings to life a whole world of human passion, nobility, and courage.

Fagles's new translation retains all of the gravitas and humanity of the original as well as its powerful blend of poetry and myth. Featuring an illuminating introduction to Virgil's world from noted scholar Bernard Knox, this new Aeneid lends a vibrant, contemporary voice to the literary achievement of the ancient world.

  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 9780143106296
  • Number of pages: 352
  • Weight: 355g
  • Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 22 mm

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A Classical Gas
Not having a classical education I have mainly imbibed the classics from the footnotes to Shakespeare, Donne and Joyce. I have however, tried to make up fo... READ MORE
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