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Poetry & Drama
Haunting and enigmatic, Virgil's Eclogues combined a Greek literary form with scenes from contemporary Roman life to create a work that inspired a whole European tradition of pastoral poetry. For despite their rustic setting... See More
History & Criticism
Book XII brings Virgil's Aeneid to a close, as the long-delayed single combat between Aeneas and Turnus ends with Turnus' death - a finale that many readers find more unsettling than triumphant. In this, the first detailed... See More
Poetry & Drama
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Written between 29 and 19 B.C., The Aeneid tells the legendary tale of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the... See More
Poetry & Drama
From the fall of Troy to the deadly Harpies, Aeneas' epic voyage is filled with tragedy, destruction and omens of danger. As he recounts his adventures to Dido, who gives him sanctuary, they fall in love. But the Gods... See More
Poetry & Drama
Considered the greatest Roman poet, Vergil spent over a decade working on this monumental epic poem, which has been a source of literary inspiration and poetic grandeur for more than 2,000 years. Its twelve books tell the... See More
Poetry & Drama
In Book I of the Aeneid, Aeneas is shipwrecked on the coast of North Africa, near where the Phoenician queen Dido is building a city that will become Carthage. Aeneas and Dido meet. Their doomed love is set against Aeneas'... See More
Poetry & Drama
This volume represents the most ambitious project of distinguished poet David Ferry's life: a complete translation of Virgil's Aeneid. Ferry has long been known as the foremost contemporary translator of Latin poetry, and... See More
History
HistoryThis is a reproduction of a classic text optimised for kindle devices. We have endeavoured to create this version as close to the original artefact as possible. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
One of the greatest poems of the classical world, Virgil's Georgics is a glorious celebration of the eternal beauty of the natural world, now brought vividly to life in a powerful new translation. 'Georgic' means 'to work... See More
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Classics
With the Eclogues, Virgil established his reputation as a major poet, and with the Georgics, he created a masterpiece of Latin poetry. Virgil drew upon the tradition of Greek pastoral poetry, importing it into an Italian... See More
Poetry & Drama
Publius Vergilius Maro (70-19 B.C.), known in English as Virgil, was perhaps the single greatest poet of the Roman empire -- a friend to the emperor Augustus and the beneficiary of wealthy and powerful patrons. Most famous... See More
Poetry & Drama
'A countryman cleaves earth with his crooked plough. Such is the labour of his life. So he sustains his native land... ' Virgil's affectionate poem of the land does not admit brief excerpts, any more than the labour of the... See More
These delightful poems -- by turns whimsical, beautiful, and vulgar -- seem to have primarily survived because they were attributed to Virgil. But in David R. Slavitt's imaginative and appealing translations, they stand... See More
Poetry & Drama
ONIX Description Virgil's great lyrics, rendered by the acclaimed translator of Gilgamesh The Eclogues of Virgil gave definitive form to the pastoral mode, and these magically beautiful poems, which were influential in so... See More
Poetry & Drama
'The most truthful translation ever, conveying as many nuances and whispers as are possible from the original' The Times After a century of civil strife in Rome and Italy, Virgil wrote the Aeneid to honour the emperor... See More
Poetry & Drama
From the award-winning translator of The Iliad and The Odyssey comes a brilliant new translation of Virgil's great epic Fleeing the ashes of Troy, Aeneas, Achilles' mighty foe in the Iliad, begins an incredible journey to... See More
Poetry & Drama
The ancient epic of adventure, war, passion, and tragedy that follows a Trojan warrior on his journey to the land that will become Rome. A work of epic poetry that has survived for over two thousand years, The Aeneid is... See More
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Poetry & Drama
Follow Aeneas as he flees a burning Troy with his family and sets out on a dangerous journey to found what will one day become The Roman Empire. Thrill with him as he gets caught up in conflicts between the gods, all the... See More
History
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Poetry & Drama"The Æneid of Virgil" by Virgil is a Latin epic poem, written between 29 and 19 BC. The recital is about the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who fled the fall of Troy and traveled to Italy, where he became the ancestor... See More
Poetry & Drama"The Aeneid of Virgil" is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who fled the fall of Troy and travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the... See More
Poetry & Drama
Aeneas -- the son of a human and Venus, the goddess of love -- escapes the siege of Troy with a boat full of other Trojans, and sails for Italy where he is destined to found the city of Rome. A storm diverts them to... See More
Poetry & Drama
'The Aeneid' is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who fled the fall of Troy and traveled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. The first six of the... See More
ClassicsThe Fourth Book of Virgil's Aeneid and the Ninth Book of Voltaire's Henriad by Voltaire is about the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who fled the fall of Troy and traveled to Italy, and the siege of Paris in 1589 by... See More
Poetry & Drama
"The Æneids 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... See More
HistoryThis is a reproduction of a classic text optimised for kindle devices. We have endeavoured to create this version as close to the original artefact as possible. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with... See More
HistoryThis is a reproduction of a classic text optimised for kindle devices. We have endeavoured to create this version as close to the original artefact as possible. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with... See More