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The Essential Aeneid Virgil

The Essential Aeneid By Virgil

The Essential Aeneid by Virgil

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Presents an abridgment of Stanley Lombardo's translation of Virgil's Aeneid, suitable for use in such courses as those surveys of Roman history or classical mythology in which time may not permit a reading of the epic in its entirety. This book highlights the place of the Aeneid in Roman mythology, history, and literature.

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The Essential Aeneid by Virgil

Stanley Lombardo's deft abridgment of his 2005 translation of the Aeneid preserves the arc and weight of Virgil's epic by presenting major books in their entirety and abridged books in extended passages seamlessly fitted together with narrative bridges. W. R. Johnson's Introduction, a shortened version of his masterly Introduction to that translation, will be welcomed by both beginning and seasoned students of the Aeneid , and by students of Roman history, classical mythology, and Western civilization.

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In 2005, Lombardo published his full Aeneid , and in doing so offered an elegant modern verse translation of Virgil. This has now been abridged, but nevertheless the essence of the original is maintained. . . . Lombardo gives us a realistic Aeneas, whose frail humanity and thoughtful heroism are manifested subtly, in unpretentious, yet dignified language. . . . This would prove a worthy (and cheap!) addition to a bookshelf lacking the full translation by Lombardo. He manages to give a real sense of Virgil through a style that is elegant and solemn, yet never overbearing. --Philip Harrison, The Journal of Classics Teaching
This attractive volume, an abridgment of Stanley Lombardo's complete translation of Virgil's Aeneid (Hackett, 2005), adds a Latin epic to the author's burgeoning set of translations of mainly Greek poetry. Lombardo has proved himself a poet-translator and performer of exceptional ability and innovation; by publishing in written and audio media, he has contributed to the awareness in the readership of translations the centrality of performance to Homeric epic. The recently published Aeneid represented his first foray into Latin epic, and he has translated Virgil with the same combination of austerity and accessibility that marked his Homers. . . . The translation is excellent, on the whole, and perfectly captures the pace and character of the original. --Joanne McNamara, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Stanley Lombardo shows in the strength of his verse the talent that marks him as the most Greek and Roman of the modern translators of ancient epic. --Douglas Domingo-Foraste, Professor of Classics, California State University, Long Beach

About Virgil

Stanley Lombardo is Professor of Classics, University of Kansas. W. R. Johnson is Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature, Emeritus, University of Chicago.

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CIN0872207900G
9780872207905
0872207900
The Essential Aeneid by Virgil
Virgil
Hackett Classics
Used - Good
Paperback
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
2006-03-15
248
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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