The Aeneid, Virgil ; translated by Robert Fagles ; introduction by Bernard Knox
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The Aeneid, Virgil ; translated by Robert Fagles ; introduction by Bernard Knox
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 408-411)
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non fiction
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The Aeneid
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Virgil ; translated by Robert Fagles ; introduction by Bernard Knox
Summary
[This book] tells the story of an epic voyage in which Aeneas crosses stormy seas, becomes entangled in a tragic love affair with Dido of Carthage, descends to the world of the dead - all the way tormented by the vengeful Juno, Queen of the Gods - and finally reaches Italy, where he will fulfill his destiny: to found the Roman people. -Dust jacket
Table Of Contents
Introduction -- Map : the voyages of Aeneas -- The Aeneid / Virgil -- Translator's postscript -- Genealogy : the royal houses of Greece and Troy -- Suggestions for further reading -- Variants from the Oxford classical text -- Notes and the translation -- Pronouncing glossary
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