The Aeneid

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Virgil’s masterpiece and one of the greatest works in all of literature, now in a beautiful clothbound edition designed by Coralie Bickford-SmithVirgil’s Aeneid, inspired by Homer and the inspiration for Dante and Milton, is an immortal poem that sits at the heart of Western life and culture. Virgil took as his hero Aeneas, legendary survivor of the fall of Troy and father of the Roman race. In telling a story of dispossession and defeat, love and war, he portrayed human life in all its nobility and suffering, in its physicality and its mystery.

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Weight 0.484 kg
Dimensions 2.8 × 13.8 × 20.4 cm
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Format

Hardback

Language

Pages

368

Publisher

Year Published

2020-11-5

Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

0141996331

About The Author

Virgil (70 BC – 19 BC) is considered to be Rome's greatest poet and one of the most influential writers of all time. His work, particularly the epic poem The Aeneid, has had lasting impact on the Western canon, inspiring Dante, Milton and James Joyce.

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