The Aeneid / Virgil ; translated by Robert Fitzgerald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Virgil.

Contributor:

Fitzgerald, Robert, 1910-1985.

EBSCOhost.

Series:

Everyman's library ; 85.

Everyman's library ; 85

Standardized Title:

Aeneis. English

Language:

English

Latin

Subjects (All):

Aeneas (Legendary character)--Poetry.

Aeneas.

Aeneas (Legendary character).

Epic poetry, Latin--Translations into English.

Epic poetry, Latin.

Legends--Rome--Poetry.

Legends.

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 483 pages).

Place of Publication:

New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1992.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Called "the best poem by the best poet," Virgil's "Aeneid" is perhaps the most famous work in Latin literature. It tells the story of Rome's founding by the Trojan prince Aeneas after many years of travel, and it contains many of the most famous stories about the Trojan War. It also reveals much of what the Romans felt and believed about themselves- the sensitive reader will see that these same values and issues often trouble us today.In this new translation Edward McCrorie has performed the difficult task of rendering Virgil's compact, dense Latin into fine, readable, modern English verse. The sometimes complex text is made clear and comprehensible even for first-time readers, and a glossary of names helps identify characters and place-names in the poem. The translation is well suited for students at all levels, and readers already familiar with Virgil will find many fresh images and ideas."A brilliant effort."--Robert Bly"I admire the ambition of the project, and the generosity of many of the lines."--Robert FaglesEdward McCrorie is Professor of English, Providence College. His poetry and translations of Latin verse have been widely published.

Contents:

Introduction

Select bibliography

Chronology

I.A fateful heaven

II. How they took the city

III. Sea wanderings and strange meetings

IV. The passion of the queen

V. Games and a conflagration

VI. The world below

VII. Juno served by a fury

VIII. Arcadian allies

IX. A night sortie, a day assault

X. The death of princes

XI. Debaters and a warrior girl

XII. The fortunes of war

Postscript

Glossary

Notes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages xxii-xxiii).

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780307819017

0307819019

Publisher Number:

99980806638

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