The Aeneid

by Virgil

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Title Statements

Full title :The Aeneid / Vergil ; translated by Shadi Bartsch.

Summary

"A fresh and faithful translation of Vergil's Aeneid restores the epic's spare language and fast pace and sheds new light on one of the cornerstone narratives of the west. For two thousand years, the epic tale of Aeneas' dramatic flight from Troy, his doomed love affair with Dido, his descent into the underworld, and the bloody story behind the establishment of Rome has electrified audiences around the world. In Vergil's telling, Aeneas' heroic journey not only gave Romans and Italians a thrilling origin story, it established many of the fundamental themes that shape human existence--the role of duty and self-sacrifice, the place of love and passion in human life, the relationship between art and violence, the tension between immigrant and indigenous people, and the way new foundations are so often built upon the wreckage of those who came before .." --

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2021
Edition:First edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Random House
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2021

The Physical Object

Description:lviii, 400 pages : : map ; : 25 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781984854100, 1984854100, 9781984854124, 1984854127
oclc:on1198448688
LC Classification:PA6807.A5
Dewey Decimal:873/.01

Subjects

Aeneas, (Legendary character) Epic poetry Epic poetry, Latin Epic poetry, Latin -- Translations into… Legends Legends -- Rome Leyendas Poesías épicas Poetry Roma Rome (Empire) Translations Viajes alrededor del mundo Voyages to the otherworld Voyages to the otherworld -- Poetry