The Aeneid / Vergil ; translated by Sarah Ruden ; with an introduction by Susanna Braund ; notes and glossary by Susanna Braund and Emma Hilliard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Virgil, author.

Contributor:

Ruden, Sarah, translator.

Braund, Susanna Morton, contributor.

Hilliard, Emma, contributor.

John W. Faires Memorial Fund.

Standardized Title:

Aeneis. English

Language:

English

Latin

Subjects (All):

Aeneas (Legendary character).

Epic poetry, Latin--Translations into English.

Epic poetry, Latin.

Legends--Rome--Poetry.

Legends.

Aeneas (Legendary character)--Poetry.

Aeneas.

Genre:

Legends.

Epic poetry.

Poetry.

Physical Description:

xxx, 362 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

Revised and expanded edition.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021]

Summary:

This is a substantial revision of Sarah Ruden's celebrated 2008 translation of Vergil's Aeneid, which was acclaimed by Garry Wills as "the first translation since Dryden's that can be read as a great English poem in itself." Ruden's line-for-line translation in iambic pentameter is an astonishing feat, unique among modern translations. Her revisions to the translation render the poetry more spare and muscular than her previous version and capture even more closely the essence of Vergil's poem, which pits national destiny against the fates of individuals, and which resonates deeply in our own time.00This distinguished translation, now equipped with introduction, notes, and glossary by leading Vergil scholar Susanna Braund, allows modern readers to experience for themselves the timeless power of Vergil's masterpiece.

Notes:

Translated from the Latin.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John W. Faires Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9780300240108

0300240104

OCLC:

1184239591

Publisher Number:

99986733636