The Aeneid
$30.36
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
24 July 2026
Summary
Crafted during the reign of Augustus Caesar at the outset of the Roman Empire, Virgil’s Aeneid is a tale of thrilling adventure, extreme adversity, doomed romance, fateful battles, and profound loss. Through its stirring account of human struggle, meddling gods, and conflicting destinies, the poem brings to life the triumphs and trials that led to one of the most powerful societies the world has ever known. Unlike its Homeric predecessors, which arose from a long oral tradition, the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781324098553 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1324098554 |
| Author: | Virgil, Scott McGill, Susannah Wright, Emily Wilson |
| Publisher: | W W Norton & Co Ltd |
| Imprint: | Liveright Publishing Corporation |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 24 July 2026 |
| Weight: | 515g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm x 23mm |
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Critics Review
“Vibrant… Aiming to reflect Virgil’s alliteration, wordplay and metaphors, McGill and Wright say they endeavored to ‘set our language in the space between accessibility and elevation.’ Their blank verse captures the poet’s extraordinary dexterity and pathos.” – The Washington Post
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About the Authors
Scott McGill is Deedee McMurtry Professor in Humanities at Rice University. He lives in Houston, Texas.
Susannah Wright is an assistant professor of classical studies and Roman history at Rice University. She lives in Houston, Texas.
Emily Wilson is a professor of classical studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She has been named a fellow of the American Academy in Rome, a Guggenheim Fellow, and a MacArthur Fellow. In addition to Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, she has also published translations of Sophocles, Euripides, and Seneca. She lives in Philadelphia.
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