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The Aeneid

By Virgil
Introduction by David West
Translated by David West
Notes by David West

By Virgil
Introduction by David West
Translated by David West
Notes by David West

By Virgil
Illustrated by Coralie Bickford-Smith
Introduction by David West
Translated by David West
Notes by David West

By Virgil
Illustrated by Coralie Bickford-Smith
Introduction by David West
Translated by David West
Notes by David West

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Apr 29, 2003 | ISBN 9780140449327

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Nov 30, 2021 | ISBN 9780141996332

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    About The Aeneid

    “I sing of arms and of the man”

    After a century of civil strife in Rome and Italy, Virgil wrote The Aeneid to honour the emperor Augustus by praising Aeneas – Augustus’ legendary ancestor. As a patriotic epic imitating Homer, The Aeneid also provided Rome with a literature equal to the Greek. It tells of Aeneas, survivor of the sack of Troy, and of his seven year journey – to Carthage, falling tragically in love with Queen Dido; then to the underworld, in the company of the Sibyl of Cumae; and finally to Italy, where he founded 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’.

    David West’s acclaimed prose translation is accompanied by his revised introduction and individual prefaces to the twelve books of The Aeneid.

    For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

    About The Aeneid

    From the award-winning translator of The Iliad and The Odyssey comes a brilliant new translation of Virgil’s great epic

    Fleeing the ashes of Troy, Aeneas, Achilles’ mighty foe in the Iliad, begins an incredible journey to fulfill his destiny as the founder of Rome. His voyage will take him through stormy seas, entangle him in a tragic love affair, and lure him into the world of the dead itself–all the way tormented by the vengeful Juno, Queen of the Gods. Ultimately, he reaches the promised land of Italy where, after bloody battles and with high hopes, he founds what will become the Roman empire. An unsparing portrait of a man caught between love, duty, and fate, the Aeneid redefines passion, nobility, and courage for our times. Robert Fagles, whose acclaimed translations of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey were welcomed as major publishing events, brings the Aeneid to a new generation of readers, retaining all of the gravitas and humanity of the original Latin as well as its powerful blend of poetry and myth. Featuring an illuminating introduction to Virgil’s world by esteemed scholar Bernard Knox, this volume lends a vibrant new voice to one of the seminal literary achievements of the ancient world.

    About Virgil

    Virgil (70–19 BCE) is regarded as the greatest Roman poet, known for his epic, The Aeneid (written about 29 BCE, unfinished). Virgil was born on October 15, 70 BCE, in a small village near Mantua in Northern Italy. He attended school at Cremona… More about Virgil

    About Virgil

    Virgil (70–19 BCE) is regarded as the greatest Roman poet, known for his epic, The Aeneid (written about 29 BCE, unfinished). Virgil was born on October 15, 70 BCE, in a small village near Mantua in Northern Italy. He attended school at Cremona… More about Virgil

    About Coralie Bickford-Smith

    Coralie Bickford-Smith is an award-winning designer at Penguin Books, where she has created several highly acclaimed series designs. She studied typography at Reading University and lives in London.

    Product Details

    Category: Classic Fiction | Literary Fiction | Fairy Tales

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Apr 29, 2003 | 368 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780140449327

    Category: Classic Fiction | Literary Fiction | Fairy Tales

    Hardcover | $24.00
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Nov 30, 2021 | 368 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780141996332

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    Praise

    “A new and noble standard bearer . . . There’s a capriciousness to Fagles’s line well suited to this vast story’s ebb and flow.”
    –The New York Times Book Review (front page review)

    “Fagles’s new version of Virgil’s epic delicately melds the stately rhythms of the original to a contemporary cadence. . . . He illuminates the poem’s Homeric echoes while remaining faithful to Virgil’s distinctive voice.”
    –The New Yorker

    “Robert Fagles gives the full range of Virgil’s drama, grandeur, and pathos in vigorous, supple modern English. It is fitting that one of the great translators of The Iliad and The Odyssey in our times should also emerge as a surpassing translator of The Aeneid.”
    -J. M. Coetzee

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