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The Aeneid

The Aeneid

The Aeneid Paperback - 1956

by Virgil

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  • Title The Aeneid
  • Author Virgil
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Acceptable
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Group, London
  • Publication date December 30, 1956
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GOR001618657
  • ISBN 9780140440515 / 0140440518
  • Weight 0.59 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.8 x 5.08 x 0.76 in (19.81 x 12.90 x 1.93 cm)
  • Age range 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Category Poetry
  • Library of Congress subjects Aeneas (Legendary character), Legends - Rome
  • Dewey Decimal Code 873
  • Quantity available 1

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Summary

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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From the publisher

Aeneas the True - son of Venus and of a mortal father - escapes from Troy after it is sacked by the conquering Greeks. He undergoes many trials and adventures on a long sea journey, from a doomed love affair in Carthage with the tragic Queen Dido to a sojourn in the underworld. All the way, the hero is tormented by the meddling of the vengeful Juno, Queen of the Gods and a bitter enemy of Troy, but his mother and other gods protect Aeneas from despair and remind him of his ultimate destiny - to found the great city of Rome. Reflecting the Roman peoples' great interest in the 'myth' of their origins, Virgil (70-19 BC) made the story of Aeneas glow with a new light in his majestic epic.

About the author

Virgil, born in 70 B.C., is best remembered for his masterpiece, The Aeneid. He earned great favor by portraying Augustus as a descendant of the half-god, half-man Aeneas. Although Virgil swore on his deathbed that The Aeneid was incomplete and unworthy, it has been considered one of the greatest works of Western literature for more than two thousand years.
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