The Aeneid
$27.68
- Hardcover
336 pages
- Release Date
31 March 2020
Summary
The Aeneid - thrilling, terrifying and poignant in equal measure - has inspired centuries of artists, writers and musicians.
Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.
This edition is translated by J. W. Mackail and has an afterword by Coco Stevenson.
Virgil’s epic tale tells the story of Aeneas, a Tr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529015010 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529015014 |
| Author: | Virgil, Coco Stevenson, J.W. Mackail |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 2020 |
| Weight: | 192g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 102mm x 157mm |
| Series: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
The Aeneid is suffused with a fascinating, upending sense that most of what goes gravely wrong on earth isn’t imputable to human agency
The Aeneid is suffused with a fascinating, upending sense that most of what goes gravely wrong on earth isn’t imputable to human agency – Brad Leithauser * New York Times *
Generally viewed as the pre-eminent masterpiece of the Western literary tradition – Michael Dirda * Washington Post *
Virgil
Publius Vergilius Maro - or Virgil - was born near Mantua in 70 BC and was brought up there, although he attended schools in Cremona and Rome. Virgil’s rural upbringing and his affinity with the countryside are evident in his earliest work, The Eclogues, a collection of ten pastoral poems. As an adult Virgil lived mostly in Naples, although he spent time in Rome and belonged to the circle of influential poets that included Horace. He also had connections to leading men within the senatorial class and to the Emperor Augustus himself. Following The Eclogues, Virgil wrote The Georgics, a didactic poem, and thereafter began his longest and most ambitious work, The Aeneid. He died in Brindisi in 19 BC.
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