Aeneid

Aeneid

by Virgil

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A PEN CENTER USA 2006 Literary Award Finalist Long a master of the crafts of Homeric translation and of rhapsodic performance, Stanley Lombardo now turns to the quintessential epic of Roman antiquity, a work with deep roots in the Homeric tradition. With characteristic virtuosity, he delivers a rendering of the Aeneid as compelling as his groundbreaking translations of the Iliad and the Odyssey, yet one that-like the Aeneid itself-conveys a unique epic sensibility and a haunting artistry all it…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Aeneid / Virgil ; translated by Stanley Lombardo, introduction by W.R. Johnson.

Summary

A PEN CENTER USA 2006 Literary Award Finalist Long a master of the crafts of Homeric translation and of rhapsodic performance, Stanley Lombardo now turns to the quintessential epic of Roman antiquity, a work with deep roots in the Homeric tradition. With characteristic virtuosity, he delivers a rendering of the Aeneid as compelling as his groundbreaking translations of the Iliad and the Odyssey, yet one that-like the Aeneid itself-conveys a unique epic sensibility and a haunting artistry all its own. W. R. Johnson's Introduction makes an ideal companion to the trans.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2005

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (429 pages) : : map

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781603840675, 1603840672
  • oclc:ocn872674245
  • LC Classification:PA6807.A5
  • Dewey Decimal:873/.01

Table of Contents

Frontcover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Dedication -- Map -- Translator's Preface -- Introduction -- Book One -- Book Two -- Book Three -- Book Four -- Book Five -- Book Six -- Book Seven -- Book Eight -- Book Nine -- Book Ten -- Book Eleven -- Book Twelve -- Glossary of Names -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Backcover.

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