The Aeneid (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) | 
 enlarge | Author: Virgil
Creators: Bernard Knox, Robert Fagles
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Category: Book
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Pages: 384
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.6 x 1.4
ISBN: 0143105132
Dewey Decimal Number: 808
EAN: 9780143105138
ASIN: 0143105132
Publication Date: January 29, 2008
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From the award-winning translator of The Iliad and The Odyssey comes a brilliant new translation of Virgils great epic
With his translations of Homers classic poems, Robert Fagles gave new life to seminal works of the Western canon and became one of the preeminent translators of our time. His latest achievement completes the magnificent triptych of Western epics. A sweeping story of arms and heroism, The Aeneid follows the adventures of Aeneas, who flees the ashes of Troy to embark upon a tortuous course that brings him to Italy and fulfills his destiny as founder of the Roman people. Retaining all of the gravitas and humanity of the original, this powerful blend of poetry and myth remains as relevant today as when it was first written.
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The Aeneid (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) August 4, 2008
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An easy to read edition of the Aeneid July 3, 2008
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If you're reading this, you don't need a review of the contents of the Aeneid...the book itself is light in weight but well constructed and in easy to read type. A very good reading or classroom copy.
The greatest Aeneid translation May 29, 2008
Virgil's Aeneid translated by Robert Fagles is alive with contemporary vigor. The Romans came into their own in this tale which we all ought to know. Read the text and enjoy Simon Callow's audio interpretation with your children! Expose a new generation to a classic epic poem which will bring life-long enrichment.
"A Long Exile is Your Fate" March 20, 2008
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
Virgil, or more accurately/pedantically, Publius Vergilus Maro, was a Roman poet, harkening from the latter days of the Republic. Lauded during his lifetime and throughout the subsequent ages as a supreme practitioner of the art, his work has been ably translated many times. Why another translation? Perhaps the idiom of the times demands it or perhaps ego on the part of the translator suggests a better version is in the offing. In this case, translated by the currently reigning prince of ancient Greek and Latin, Prof. Robert Fagles and lucidly introduced by his former mentor and now colleague, Prof. Bernard Knox, a brilliant effort ushers this masterpiece into the 21st Century.
As with their previous efforts (Illiad, Odyssey), this is a lapidary translation, which reads and narrates smoothly and lucidly. The translator's end-notes and "pronouncing glossary" (in actuality, a "cast of characters") handsomely complements the book. Knox's introductory notes place the work in historical context. Not having knowledge of ancient classical languages, it would be presumptuous of me to comment on the accuracy of the translation. Suffice it to note that, assuming this truly reflects the original language, it is a stellar example of the translator's art.
A post-script: Knox, in his introductory notes, describes in all-too-brief paragraphs, his experiences as a combat infantry captain during WW-II and the strange coincidence of finding, amidst the ruins of an abandoned Italian building, a copy of Virgil's, "Georgic". Knox coincidentally opens (Virgillian Lottery) to a famed passage on "...a world in ruins....Impious war is raging", this in the midst of combat. Unfortunately, Knox (born in 1914 and still intellectually nimble) has not written full-length war memoirs, but a brief essay may be found on the Internet, entitled, "Premature Anti-Fascist": it is well worth reading.
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