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The Aeneid / Virgil ; translated by Robert Fagles ; introduction by Bernard Knox.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Latin Publication details: New York : Viking, 2006.Description: 486 p. : ill., map ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780670038039
  • 0670038032
Uniform titles:
  • Aeneis. English
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Aeneid.DDC classification:
  • 873/.01 22
LOC classification:
  • PA6807.A5 F25 2006
Other classification:
  • 18.46
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction -- Map : the voyages of Aeneas -- The Aeneid / Virgil -- Translator's postscript -- Genealogy : the royal houses of Greece and Troy -- Suggestions for further reading -- Variants from the Oxford classical text -- Notes and the translation -- Pronouncing glossary.
Summary: This book tells the story of an epic voyage in which Aeneas crosses stormy seas, becomes entangled in a tragic love affair with Dido of Carthage, descends to the world of the dead - all the way tormented by the vengeful Juno, Queen of the Gods - and finally reaches Italy, where he will fulfill his destiny: to found the Roman people.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 408-411).

Introduction -- Map : the voyages of Aeneas -- The Aeneid / Virgil -- Translator's postscript -- Genealogy : the royal houses of Greece and Troy -- Suggestions for further reading -- Variants from the Oxford classical text -- Notes and the translation -- Pronouncing glossary.

This book tells the story of an epic voyage in which Aeneas crosses stormy seas, becomes entangled in a tragic love affair with Dido of Carthage, descends to the world of the dead - all the way tormented by the vengeful Juno, Queen of the Gods - and finally reaches Italy, where he will fulfill his destiny: to found the Roman people.

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