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The Aeneid Virgil

The Aeneid By Virgil

The Aeneid by Virgil


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Summary

The travels of Aeneas are brought to life in Virgils epic poem, with an afterword by Coco Stevenson.

The Aeneid Summary

The Aeneid by Virgil

The Aeneid thrilling, terrifying and poignant in equal measure has inspired centuries of artists, writers and musicians.

Part of the Macmillan Collectors Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is translated by J. W. Mackail and has an afterword by Coco Stevenson.

Virgils epic tale tells the story of Aeneas, a Trojan hero, who flees his city after its fall, with his father Anchises and his young son Ascanius for Aeneas is destined to found Rome and father the Roman race. As Aeneas journeys closer to his goal, he must first prove his worth and attain the maturity necessary for such an illustrious task. He battles raging storms in the Mediterranean, encounters the fearsome Cyclopes, falls in love with Dido, Queen of Carthage, travels into the Underworld and wages war in Italy.

The Aeneid Reviews

The Aeneid is suffused with a fascinating, upending sense that most of what goes gravely wrong on earth isnt imputable to human agency -- Brad Leithauser * New York Times *
Generally viewed as the pre-eminent masterpiece of the Western literary tradition -- Michael Dirda * Washington Post *

About Virgil

Publius Vergilius Maro or Virgil was born near Mantua in 70 BC and was brought up there, although he attended schools in Cremona and Rome. Virgils rural upbringing and his affinity with the countryside are evident in his earliest work, The Eclogues, a collection of ten pastoral poems. As an adult Virgil lived mostly in Naples, although he spent time in Rome and belonged to the circle of influential poets that included Horace. He also had connections to leading men within the senatorial class and to the Emperor Augustus himself. Following The Eclogues, Virgil wrote The Georgics, a didactic poem, and thereafter began his longest and most ambitious work, The Aeneid. He died in Brindisi in 19 BC.

Additional information

NGR9781529015010
9781529015010
1529015014
The Aeneid by Virgil
New
Hardback
Pan Macmillan
2020-04-02
336
N/A
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