Aeneas (Legendary character)
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P. Vergili Maronis Aeneidos: Liber Quintus (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from P. Vergili Maronis Aeneidos: Liber Quintus The debt which I owe to the great Virgilian commentators and critics of the past cannot be acknowledged at each point, because it is their formative in?uence, not their specific comments at one place or another, which has left the main impact. Those who have helped me most are included in the list on pp. 29 - 31. But Servius is in a category of his own, and I have cited him very frequently in the commem tary in order to give a picture both of his merits and of his limitations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Aeneid
Inspired by Homer, and the inspiration for Dante and Milton, Virgil's The Aeneid is an immortal epic poem of the ancient world that lies at the heart of Western life and culture, translated from the Latin with an introduction by David West in Penguin Classics. After a century of civil strife in Rome and Italy, Virgil wrote The Aeneid to honour the emperor Augustus by praising Aeneas - Augustus' legendary ancestor. As a patriotic epic imitating Homer, The Aeneid also set out to provide rome with a literature equal to that of ancient Greece. It tells of Aeneas, survivor of the sack of Troy, and of his seven-year journey - to Carthage, where he tragically fell in love with Queen Dido; then to the underworld, in the company of the Sybil 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 'the stateliest measure ever moulded by the lips of man'. David West's acclaimed prose translation is accompanied by an updated introduction, Including a new discussion of each of the twelve books of The Aeneid. Publius Virgilius Maro (70-19 BC) studied rhetoric and philosophy in Rome where he became a court poet. As well as The Aeneid, his Eclogues and Georgics earned him the reputation as the finest Latin poet. If you enjoyed The Aeneid, you might like Homer's The Iliad, also available in Penguin Classics. 'The most truthful translation ever, conveying as many nuances and whispers as are possible from the original'The Times 'Sweet prose, clear and clean and dancing like a mountain stream, as here ... West opens the window and the winds bring life into Virgil's body'Wall Street Journal
The Aeneid of Virgil: A Verse Translation
Aeneas flees the ashes of Troy to found the city of Rome and change forever the course of the Western world,as literature as well. Virgil's "Aeneid" is as eternal as Rome itself, a sweeping epic of arms and heroism,the searching portrait of a man caught between love and duty, human feeling and the force of fate,that has influenced writers for over 2,000 years. Filled with drama, passion, and the universal pathos that only a masterpiece can express. "The Aeneid" is a book for all the time and all people."Allen Mandelbaum has produced a living "Aeneid," a version that is unmistakably poetry." , Erich Segal, "The New York Times Book Review" "A brilliant translation; the only one since Dryden which reads like English verse and conveys some of the majesty and pathos of the original." , Bernard M. W. Knox"Mandelbaum has... given us a contemporary experience of the masterpiece, at last." , David Ignatow
The Aneid of Virgil Translated Into Scottish Verse. Volumes 1 & 2
"The ?neid of Virgil Translated Into Scottish Verse. Volumes 1 & 2" by Virgil (translated by Gawin Douglas). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten?or yet undiscovered gems?of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
The Aneids of Virgil, Done Into English Verse
"The ?neids of Virgil, Done into English Verse" by Virgil (translated by William Morris). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten?or yet undiscovered gems?of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
The Preface to the Aeneis of Virgil (1718)
"The Preface to the Aeneis of Virgil (1718)" by Joseph Trapp. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten?or yet undiscovered gems?of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.