The Aeneid: Translated into English Verse (The Riverside Literature Series)
by VIRGIL (Publius Vergilius Maro); WILLIAMS, Theodore C. (translator)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Synopsis
Robert Fagles's translations of both the Iliad and Odyssey have sold hundreds of thousands of copies and become the standard translations of our era. Now, his stunning modern verse translation of Virgil's Aeneid is poised to do the same. This beautifully produced edition of the Aeneid will be eagerly sought by readers desiring to complete their Fagles collection—and the attention it receives will stimulate even greater interest in his translations of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88132
- Title
- The Aeneid: Translated into English Verse (The Riverside Literature Series)
- Author
- VIRGIL (Publius Vergilius Maro); WILLIAMS, Theodore C. (translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1938
- Bookseller catalogs
- >>Poetry;
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