The Aeneid
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Description
'The most truthful translation ever, conveying as many nuances and whispers as are possible from the original' The Times After a century of civil strife in Rome and Italy, Virgil wrote the Aeneid to honour the emperor Augustus by praising his legendary ancestor Aeneas. As a patriotic epic imitating Homer, the Aeneid also set out to provide Rome with a literature equal to that of Greece. It tells of Aeneas, survivor of the sack of Troy, and of his seven-year journey: to Carthage, where he falls tragically in love with Queen Dido; then to the underworld,; and finally to Italy, where he founds Rome. It is a story of defeat and exile, of love and war, hailed by Tennyson as 'the stateliest measure ever moulded by the lips of man'. Translated with an Introduction by DAVID WEST Review: Product Review. - Book received in excellent condition. Review: A REVIEW. - HELPFUL.
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| Best Sellers Rank | #26,213 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #286 in Poetry (Books) #1,010 in Classic Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 934 Reviews |
Reviews
P**X
Product Review.
Book received in excellent condition.
S**S
A REVIEW.
HELPFUL.
I**L
Five Stars
its a reply from romans to the greeks.. epic ...lucky for this translation.
N**N
Good
Good paper quality. Interesting book.
A**L
Book’s condition
Book was not in a good condition when received today.
S**A
Nice
Excellent go for it
A**H
Classics must read
A must read for anyone interested in the classics
A**R
A very good read
A subject I loved...
L**Z
Read The Iliad, The Odyssey and finally The Aeneid to understand the stories' timeline
Even though Virgil's The Aeneid (c. 29 BCE-19 BCE) was written c. 700 years after The Iliad c. (725 BCE), Virgil picks up the story of Aeneas after the fall of Troy as if it just happened. Aeneas leaves with his father, son, and a small contingent of Trojans after the Greeks slaughtered everyone in Troy and destroyed the city, and they sail away. The gods give Aeneas a mission to find a land which he can call home. That land with eventually be Rome. Virgil's The Aeneid, while a well written story with a lot of action and wars, was actually a piece of propaganda commissioned by the first emperor Augustus to glorify his reign and to promote the values of Rome after Julius Caesar. It is a good read, though. Aeneas shows the embodiment of piety, duty, and honor, all of which would become Rome's ideals. He make mistakes by falling in love with Dido and breaking her heart by leaving. He travels to the Underworld and tries to apologize to her by saying it was his fate and the god's will. She turns away. Calypso, however, give him good advice on how to avoid mistakes while sailing. Eventually, he makes it Latium, which will become Rome, where he fights several battles. It shows that Rome has a long history that starts with Aeneas.
D**I
History of the world
A wonderful read with philosophy poetry and humanity combining to create great art. Little wonder that Dante revered Virgil and considered him more than a father
J**O
Awesome
Sublime eloquence
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