The Aeneid (Penguin Classics)

The Aeneid (Penguin Classics)

"I sing of arms and of the man"

After a century of civil strife in Rome and Italy, Virgil wroteÂ The AeneidÂ to honour the emperor Augustus by praising Aeneas â‚¬â€œ Augustusâ‚¬ legendary ancestor. As a patriotic epic imitating Homer,Â The AeneidÂ also provided Rome with a literature equal to the Greek. It tells of Aeneas, survivor of the sack of Troy, and of his seven year journey â‚¬â€œ to Carthage, falling tragically in love with Queen Dido; then to the underworld, in the company of the Sibyl of Cumae; and finally to Italy, where he founded Rome. It is a story of defeat and exile, of love and war, hailed by Tennyson as â‚¬Ëœthe stateliest measure ever moulded by the lips of manâ‚¬.
David Westâ‚¬s acclaimed prose translation is accompanied by his revised introduction and individual prefaces to the twelve books ofÂ The Aeneid.

For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500Â titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theÂ series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateÂ translations by award-winning translators.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 1660488
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2003-04-29
UnitCount 1
Format Unabridged
EANs 9780140449327

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	1660488
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2003-04-29
UnitCount	1
Format	Unabridged
EANs	9780140449327

The Aeneid (Penguin Classics)

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