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Fiction & Poetry, Poetry

The Aeneid

Virgil (author), David West (translator), David West (author of introduction)

Hardback Published on: 05/11/2020; Language: English, Latin (Original language of a translated text)

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Synopsis

Virgil's masterpiece and one of the greatest works in all of literature, now in a beautiful clothbound edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith

Virgil's Aeneid, inspired by Homer and the inspiration for Dante and Milton, is an immortal poem that sits at the heart of Western life and culture. Virgil took as his hero Aeneas, legendary survivor of the fall of Troy and father of the Roman race. In telling a story of dispossession and defeat, love and war, he portrayed human life in all its nobility and suffering, in its physicality and its mystery.

Publisher information

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780141996332
Number of pages: 368
Dimensions: 205 x 135 x 24 mm
Weight: 469g
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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