| Description |
lxxi, 355 pages : map ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-355). |
| Contents |
Translator's preface -- Introduction -- Aeneid -- Glossary of names. |
| Summary |
"Long a master of the crafts of Homeric translation and of rhapsodic performance, Stanley Lombardo now turns to the quintessential epic of Roman antiquity, a work with deep roots in the Homeric tradition." "W. R. Johnson's Introduction makes an ideal companion to the translation, offering insight into the legend of Aeneas; the contrasting roles of the gods, fate, and fortune in Homeric versus Virgilian epic; the character of Aeneas as both wanderer and warrior; Aeneas' relationship to both his enemy Turnus and his lover Dido; the theme of doomed youths in the epic; and Virgil's relationship to the brutal history of Rome that he memorializes in his poem."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Language |
Translated from the Latin. |
| Subject |
Epic poetry, Latin -- Translations into English.
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Aeneas (Legendary character) -- Poetry.
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Legends -- Rome -- Poetry.
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| Added Author |
Lombardo, Stanley, 1943-
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| Added Title |
Aeneis. English
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| ISBN |
0872207323 cloth |
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9780872207325 cloth |
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0872207315 paperback |
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9780872207318 paperback |
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