The Aeneid Of Virgil
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
One of the most towering achievements of Western literature, The Aeneid of Virgil chronicles the legendary journey of Aeneas, a Trojan hero destined to found the city that would become Rome. Written by the Roman poet Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, this epic poem unfolds across twelve books, tracing Aeneas's harrowing odyssey through divine storms, doomed love affairs, and brutal warfare as he struggles against fate and the wrath of Juno to fulfil his divine mission. Rendered into muscular, resonant English verse by the incomparable John Dryden — the Poet Laureate of England — this translation remains the gold standard of classical renderings, capturing both the grandeur and the aching humanity of the original Latin. Enriched with the striking woodcuts of Johann Grüninger, whose bold Renaissance illustrations first accompanied early printed editions of the text, this edition presented by The Franklin Library is a marriage of literary and artistic heritage in its finest form. Virgil's masterwork argues that destiny is never freely given — it is paid for in loss, sacrifice, and blood — and Dryden's translation ensures that every line resonates with the weight of empire and the sorrow of the individual. For those who seek to understand the mythology that shaped Western civilisation, this edition stands as an indispensable and breathtaking testament to that legacy.
Author: Virgil; translated by John Dyden
Format: Hardback
Published: 1982, The Franklin Library
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
One of the most towering achievements of Western literature, The Aeneid of Virgil chronicles the legendary journey of Aeneas, a Trojan hero destined to found the city that would become Rome. Written by the Roman poet Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, this epic poem unfolds across twelve books, tracing Aeneas's harrowing odyssey through divine storms, doomed love affairs, and brutal warfare as he struggles against fate and the wrath of Juno to fulfil his divine mission. Rendered into muscular, resonant English verse by the incomparable John Dryden — the Poet Laureate of England — this translation remains the gold standard of classical renderings, capturing both the grandeur and the aching humanity of the original Latin. Enriched with the striking woodcuts of Johann Grüninger, whose bold Renaissance illustrations first accompanied early printed editions of the text, this edition presented by The Franklin Library is a marriage of literary and artistic heritage in its finest form. Virgil's masterwork argues that destiny is never freely given — it is paid for in loss, sacrifice, and blood — and Dryden's translation ensures that every line resonates with the weight of empire and the sorrow of the individual. For those who seek to understand the mythology that shaped Western civilisation, this edition stands as an indispensable and breathtaking testament to that legacy.