The Aeneid by Virgil

Translated by W.F. Jackson Knight

361 Pages, Penguin Classis Paperback

180 x 110 x 20mm (L x W x T)

Condition: GOOD - A typical, average used book.  Will have small/minor signs of wear, though no tears on either cover or pages.  Binding is sound.  All of our books are second hand (Unless stated otherwise) and may contain markings, signatures and/or gift inscriptions

Genres: Poetry * Mythology * Classics * Fantasy * Epic

Behold, the genesis epic of Rome, now presented in a flowing, measured rendering, which echoes the majestic verses of Virgil in a vibrant, contemporary tongue.

Even as Emily Wilson's lauded translations of Homer, this new Aeneida collaborative endeavor, being the first such rendering of the poem in Englishis fashioned in unrhymed iambic pentameter, thereby engaging the modern reader, whilst preserving the epic grandeur and pathos of the original. The labors of Scott McGill and Susannah Wright also faithfully convey the delicate equilibrium of the poem, between its triumphant celebration of the Roman imperium and its poignant awareness of the human toll, both for conquerors and conquered, of antiquity's most potent and influential society. The fruit of their toils is a poem in English, as intricate, inviting, and moving as the Latin archetype.

Accompanied by a rich and informative introduction from the hand of Emily Wilson, and the full complement of maps and auxiliary materials that have established Wilson's Homeric translations as the standard of our age, this resplendent edition of Rome's foundational epic shall seize the imaginations and stir the very souls of a new generation of readers.