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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Latin Series: Penguin classics deluxe editionPublication details: New York : Penguin Books, [(c)2008.Description: 484 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0143105032
  • 9780143105038
Uniform titles:
  • Aeneis. English (Fagles)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PA6807.A364.V574 2008
  • PA6807.A5.K74.A364 2008
Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
Map: the voyages of Aeneas ; Virgil: the Aeneid ; Safe haven after a storm ; The Final hours of Troy ; Landfalls, ports of call ; The Tragic queen of Carthage ; Funeral games for Anchises ; The Kingdom of the dead ; Beachhead in Latium, armies gather ; The Shield of Aeneas ; Enemy at the gates ; Captains fight and die ; Camilla's finest hour ; The Sword decides all -- Notes -- Translator's postscript ; Genealogy; the royal houses of Greece and Troy ; Suggestions for further reading ; Variants from the Oxford classical text ; Notes on the translation ; Pronouncing glossary.
Summary: A new edition of Virgil's epic work is presented in modern language and endeavors to retain the original work's humanity, as well as its influential blend of poetry and verse.
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library Circulating Collection - First Floor PA6807.A364.V574 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001734108

Originally published: Viking, 2006.

Map: the voyages of Aeneas ; Virgil: the Aeneid ; Safe haven after a storm ; The Final hours of Troy ; Landfalls, ports of call ; The Tragic queen of Carthage ; Funeral games for Anchises ; The Kingdom of the dead ; Beachhead in Latium, armies gather ; The Shield of Aeneas ; Enemy at the gates ; Captains fight and die ; Camilla's finest hour ; The Sword decides all -- Notes -- Translator's postscript ; Genealogy; the royal houses of Greece and Troy ; Suggestions for further reading ; Variants from the Oxford classical text ; Notes on the translation ; Pronouncing glossary.

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