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The Aeneid

Author: Virgil

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Retail Price	$9.95
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ISBN: 9780143106296
Format: Paperback
Published: 19th January 2011
Age Range: 18 + Years Old

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'The Fagles translation is destined to be the English Aeneid of the new century.'
- The Wall Street Journal

Fleeing the ashes of Troy, Aeneas, Achilles' mighty foe in the lliad, begins an incredible journey to fulfil his destiny. 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 while 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 the Roman people. An unsparing portrait of a man caught between love, duty, and fate, The Aeneid redefines passion, nobility, and courage for our times.

'After his bestselling llaid and Odyssey, today's top-dog classical translator hits the trifecta with Virgil's epic about the founder of Rome.'
- Newsweek

'Fagles's new version of Virgil's epic delicately melds the stately rhythms of the original to a contemporary cadence.'
_ The New Yorker

About The Author

Virgil, born in 70 B.C., is best remembered for his masterpiece, The Aeneid. He earned great favor by portraying Augustus as a descendant of the half-god, half-man Aeneas. Although Virgil swore on his deathbed that The Aeneid was incomplete and unworthy, it has been considered one of the greatest works of Western literature for more than two thousand years.