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Fiction, Drama, Poetry & Criticism, Poetry

The Aeneid

Virgil (author), Robert Fitzgerald (translator)

Hardback Published on: 04/06/1992; Language: English, Latin (Original language of a translated text)

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Synopsis

The Aeneid is a journey of Aeneas, a survivor of the siege of Troy. The themes within this classic work include piety, respect, destiny, war and peace. The city of Rome and its empire, its formation, and its history is a central character among others - including Dido, Venus, Juno the queen of heaven, Helen of Sparta , Jupiter and a host of other gods. This epic tale takes the hero through battles on the field and in the mind to the underworld and back and finally arriving at his destiny in Rome.

Publisher information

Publisher: Everyman
ISBN: 9781857150858
Number of pages: 488
Dimensions: 206 x 134 x 34 mm
Weight: 560g
Languages: English, Latin (Original language of a translated text)

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Great classic with helpful notes

I thought that the book was interesting but hard going in parts, if you are learning Latin it is esential reading and the explanatory notes are especially ... READ MORE

Jools

Good translation

This translation is very good indeed, it gives the line numbers so one can relate the passage to where in the book (chapter to us) the lines come from. It ... READ MORE

Davechand23

Easy Reading

When compared to the works of Homer this tale feels like a homage to it. With the similarities to the Grecian gods and the style of the tale, you feel as i... READ MORE

Christian

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

BenjaminPXR5

Only half the book .....

Unfortunately, this cd is cheap for a reason. I found the man reading to have an extremely annoying voice and most importantly, it omits Books 8-11 for som... READ MORE

Catkinson

Excellent purchase

All the books from the penguin clothbound collection are excellent purchase. You can feel the paper weight is of better quality. And there is some extra in... READ MORE

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The Aeneid

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