Virgil,

The Aeneid / [print] Virgil ; translated by Robert Fagles ; introduction by Bernard Knox. - New York : Penguin Books, (c)2008. - 484 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm. - Penguin classics deluxe edition . - Penguin classics deluxe edition. .

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 -- Genealogy; the royal houses of Greece and Troy -- Suggestions for further reading -- Variants from the Oxford classical text -- Notes on the translation -- Pronouncing glossary.

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.



9780143105038


Aeneas (Legendary character) --Poetry.


Epic poetry, Latin--Translations into English.
Legends--Rome.


Epic poetry, Latin--Translations into English.
Legends--Rome.

PA6807.K74.A364 2008 PA6807