โ Scribed by Robert Fagles; Bernard Knox Virgil
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With his translations of Homer's classic poems, Robert Fagles gave new life to seminal works of the Western canon and became one of the preeminent translators of our time. His latest achievement completes the magnificent triptych of Western epics. A sweeping story of arms and heroism, The Aeneid follows the adventures of Aeneas, who flees the ashes of Troy to embark upon a tortuous course that brings him to Italy and fulfills his destiny as founder of the Roman people. Retaining all of the gravitas and humanity of the original, this powerful blend of poetry and myth remains as relevant today as when it was first written.
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"I sing of arms and the man . . . " So begins the _Aeneid_ , greatest of Western epic poems. Virgil's story of the journey of Aeneas has been a part of our cultural heritage for so many centuries that it's all too easy to lose sight of the poem itself--of its brilliantly cinematic depiction of
**"The Fagles translation is destined to be the English *Aeneid* of the new century." -*The Wall Street Journal*** Robert Fagles's award-winning translations of Homer's *Iliad* and *Odyssey* have sold more than a million copies and become classics in their own right. With this modern verse translat
Virgil's great epic transforms the Homeric tradition into a triumphal statement of the Roman civilizing mission. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald.
Virgil's great epic transforms the Homeric tradition into a triumphal statement of the Roman civilizing mission. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald.
Introduction -- The Aeneid and the Homeric poems -- The life of Vergil -- Names in the Aeneid -- Translator's note -- The aeneid. Books 1-12 -- Appendix A: Gods, people, and places -- Appendix B: Further readings -- Glossary.