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The Aeneid
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Aeneid
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Virgil
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Introduction by Mandy Green
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Translated by Michael J. Oakley
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Series edited by Dr. Keith Carabine
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| Series | Wordsworth Classics |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:416 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Poetry by individual poets |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781853262630
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| Classifications | Dewey:873.01 |
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| Audience | |
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| Edition |
New edition
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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| Imprint |
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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| Publication Date |
5 August 1995 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The Aeneid is Virgil's Masterpiece. His epic poem recounts the story of Rome's legendary origins from the ashes of Troy and proclaims her destiny of world dominion. This optimistic vision is accompanied by an undertow of sadness at the price that must be paid in human suffering to secure Rome's future greatness. The tension between the public voice of celebration and the tragic private voice is given full expression both in the doomed love of Dido and Aeneas, and in the fateful clash between the Trojan leader and the Italian hero, Turnus. Hailed by T.S. Eliot as 'the classic of all Europe', Virgil's Aeneid has enjoyed a unique and enduring influence on European literature, art and politics for the past two thousand years.
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